Chance The Science and Secrets of Luck, Randomness and Probability Synopsis
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.
Michael Brooks is the author of the bestselling non-fiction title 13 Things That Don't Make Sense. He holds a PhD in quantum physics, is a consultant at New Scientist and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman.
