Chance rules our world. Which numbers will win the lottery tomorrow, or where it will rain in two years’ time, is purely a matter of luck. Yet we assume that the world adheres to predictable laws of nature, like a clock in which one cog drives the next. When one sets out to explore the scientific roots of chance, one encounters butterflies that change the course of the world with a single flap of their wings, tiny particles that determine their properties entirely by chance, and genetic mutations that steer life in new directions. Strangely enough, however, we find it difficult to properly understand chance. We believe we see patterns where in reality only chaos is at work; we confuse genuine achievement with pure luck. Florian Aigner takes the reader on a journey from physics through biology to psychology. With a light touch and in an entertaining manner, he guides us through a panopticon of the sciences, in search of the profound significance of chance for the universe, for life and for us all.
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