Klaas, Brian P.(Brian Paul),1986-author.
Fluke :chance, chaos, and why everything we do matters /Brian Klaas.ix, 323 pages :illustrations ;24 cm
Introduction --Changing anything changes everything --Everything doesn't happen for a reason --Why our brains distort reality --The human swarm --Heraclitus rules --The storytelling animal --The lottery of earth --Everyone's a butterfly --Of clocks and calendars --The emperor's new equations --Could it be otherwise? --Why everything we do matters.
In the perspective-altering tradition of Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' and Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 'The Black Swan', 'Fluke' is a provocative challenge to how we think our world works-and why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything. Drawing on social science, chaos theory, history, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, Brian Klaas provides a brilliantly fresh look at why things happen-all while providing mind-bending lessons on how we can live smarter, be happier, and lead more fulfilling lives.
1.Chance--Social aspects.2.Chaotic behavior in systems.3.Conduct of life.4.Forecasting.5.Forecasting--Psychological aspects.Dynamic Details