Una serie de eventos afortunados

Do things happen for a reason or are they random? Philosophers and theologians have pondered this question for millennia, but it has not been until today that scientific discoveries have resolved it: we live in a world where randomness reigns. Like any other species, we humans are here by accident. But how many things had to happen in a certain way and not another for us to exist? From the wildly unlikely impact of an asteroid on Earth, to changes in its orbit during the Ice Age, to unseen alterations in the gonads of our ancestors, we are the product of an astonishing series of lucky events. Inspired by the likes of Kurt Vonnegut and Monty Python and written by one of today's greatest science writers, this is the irresistibly entertaining and thought-provoking account of one of life's most important and underappreciated aspects. An amazing exploration of chance as the source of all the beauty and diversity in the world.