Fluke chance, chaos, and why everything we do matters
"In Fluke, social scientist Brian Klaas takes a deep-dive into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy version of reality. The book's argument is that we willfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives -- and ou...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2024.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | "In Fluke, social scientist Brian Klaas takes a deep-dive into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy version of reality. The book's argument is that we willfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives -- and our societies -- could be radically different. Offering an entirely new lens, Fluke explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and apparently random events. Drawing on social science, chaos theory, history, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, Klaas provides a fresh look at why things happen -- all while providing lessons on how we can live smarter, be happier, and lead more fulfilling lives." -- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 323 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-305) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781668006528 1668006529 9781668055847 1668055848 |
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