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Index
Books by New Scientist
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Lucky to be here
Cosmic lottery
The algorithm of life
A miraculous merger
The accident of species
Lucky you!
Chapter 2: Chance vs the brain
That’s amazing – isn’t it?
The luck factor
Go crazy!
The chips are down
The prepared mind
Chapter 3: Crunching the numbers
In the lap of the gods
Is that supposed to happen?
Rough justice
The probability peace talks
Known unknowns
Chapter 4: My universe, my rules
Who’s in charge here?
Your uncertain future
God plays dice – and for good reason
Chapter 5: Biology’s casino
A chance at life
Bullet-proof
Do dither
The arbitrary ape
Chapter 6: Putting chance to work
It’s a techno-lottery
Locating, locating, locating
I, algorithm
The power of one
Let’s get lost
Acknowledgements
About the contributors
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