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Chance: The science and secrets of luck, randomness and probability (New Scientist) - New Scientist
Chance: The science and secrets of luck, randomness and probability (New Scientist) - New Scientist
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For you to be here today reading this requires a mind-boggling series of lucky breaks, starting with the Big Bang and ending in your own conception. So it's not surprising that we persist in thinking that we're in with a chance, whether we're playing the lottery or working out the likelihood of extra-terrestrial life. In Chance, a (not entirely) random selection of the New Scientist's sharpest minds provide fascinating insights into luck, randomness, risk and probability. From the secrets of coincidence to placing the perfect bet, the science of random number generation to the surprisingly haphazard decisions of criminal juries, it will explore these, and many other, tantalising questions. Following on from the bestselling Nothing and Question Everything, this book will open your eyes to the weird and wonderful world of chance - and help you see when some things, in fact, aren't random at all.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781781255438 |
| ISBN10 | 1781255431 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 358 g |
| Product Dimensions | 149 x 18 x 214 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Profile Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
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Author's Bio
Michael Brooks is the author of the bestselling non-fiction title 13 Things That Don't Make Sense [9781861976475]. He holds a PhD in quantum physics, is a consultant at New Scientist and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman.