在这本书中，New Scientist杂志找来他们认为是关于这个话题最权威的专家来提供他们的意见，关于好运、随机、风险以及机率。从巧合背后的秘密，到如何下一个完美的赌注，到法庭上陪审团如何偶然地做出决定，书中探讨了许多我们常见但不常考虑的问题。
本书接着畅销书Nothing以及 Question Everything的出版，同样会打开你的眼界，让你发现其实你认为是偶然的事情，其实根本不是。
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目录：
Contents
Introduction
1 Lucky to be here
Cosmic lottery Stephen Battersby and David Shiga
The algorithm of life Paul Davies
A miraculous merger Nick Lane
The accident of species Bob Holmes
Lucky you! Clare Wilson
2 Chance vs the brain
That’s amazing – isn’t it? Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
The luck factor Richard Wiseman
Go crazy! Michael Brooks
The chips are down Helen Thomson
The prepared mind Bob Holmes
3 Crunching the numbers
In the lap of the gods Ian Stewart
Is that supposed to happen? Robert Matthews
Rough justice Angela Saini
The probability peace talks Regina Nuzzo
Known unknowns Gregory Chaitin 4 My universe, my rules
Who’s in charge here? Vlatko Vedral
Your uncertain future Paul Davies
God plays dice – and for good reason Mark Buchanan
5 Biology’s casino
A chance at life Bob Holmes (and Graham Lawton)
Bullet-proof Henry Nicholls
Do dither Laura Spinney
The arbitrary ape Dylan Evans
6 Putting chance to work
It’s a techno-lottery Michael Brooks
Locating, locating, locating Kate Ravilious
I, algorithm Anil Ananthaswamy
The power of one Robert Matthews
Let’s get lost Catherine de Lange
Acknowledgements
About the contributors
Index s