A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
by Sean B Carroll
Sean B Carroll is both a serious biologist and a gifted science communicator, and his books have been recommended several times on Five Books. A Series of Fortunate Events is a an informal, chatty book about the role chance has played in our lives, from the giant asteroid that hit the Yucatan 66 million years ago, to why we get cancer later in life. It’s very informative and a lot of fun.
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