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Chance : the science and secrets of luck, randomness and probability.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : John Murray, 2016.Description: 272 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781473642645 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 123.3 23
LOC classification:
  • BC141
Summary: 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 this book, a (not entirely) random selection of the sharpest minds provide fascinating insights into luck, randomness, risk and probability.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 123.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R15100W0499

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 this book, a (not entirely) random selection of the sharpest minds provide fascinating insights into luck, randomness, risk and probability.

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