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100 1 a| Klaas, Brian,d| 1986-e| author.=| ^A1325579;

245 10 a| Fluke :b| chance, chaos, and why everything we do matters /c| Brian Klaas.;

250 a| First Scribner hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Scribner,c| 2024.;

300 a| ix, 323 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-305) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| A social scientist dispels people's tidy versions of reality and delves deeply into the theories of random chance and chaos to demonstrate that the world really works through random events that can alter the trajectory of our lives.;

650 0 a| Social psychology.=| ^A7266;

650 0 a| Causation.=| ^A14113;

650 0 a| Chancex| Social aspects.=| ^A28082;

650 0 a| Chaotic behavior in systems.=| ^A164708;

650 0 a| Conduct of life.=| ^A2215;

650 0 a| Forecasting.=| ^A3841;

650 6 a| Psychologie sociale.;

650 6 a| Prévision.;

650 6 a| Hasardx| Aspect social.;

650 6 a| Chaos.;

650 6 a| Morale pratique.;

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650 7 a| ethics (philosophical concept)2| aat;

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650 7 a| Choice (Psychology)2| sears;

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Fluke : chance, chaos, and why everything we do matters / Brian Klaas.

Author/creator	Klaas, Brian, 1986- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Scribner, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	ix, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Social psychology. Causation. Chance--Social aspects. Chaotic behavior in systems. Conduct of life. Forecasting. Psychologie sociale. Prévision. Hasard--Aspect social. Chaos. Morale pratique.

Contents	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.
Abstract	A social scientist dispels people's tidy versions of reality and delves deeply into the theories of random chance and chaos to demonstrate that the world really works through random events that can alter the trajectory of our lives.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-305) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Klaas, Brian, 1986- Fluke. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2024 9781668006542
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
LCCN	2023385413
ISBN	9781668006528 (hardcover)
ISBN	1668006529 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781668055847 (paperback)
ISBN	1668055848 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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