Game of Chance: Mathematics and Mythology of Coincidences

What is an accident? We ask this question, faced with unexpected and seemingly impossible coincidences. However, from a mathematical point of view, the chances of many events are much higher than any of us could think. In the book "Game of chance", Mathematician Joseph Mazur opens the extraordinary world of probability theory, describing complex mathematical concepts in a simple, fun language. How to explain that you suddenly discover a book from a school library with your signature on a bug of the world? Can the jury be absolutely confident in the results of DNA analysis found at the crime scene? Why did Abraham Lincoln dream of prophetic dreams? In many examples of real events, Mazur shows us the inevitability of random events. This book will appeal to everyone who has ever wondered how the small decisions that we make throughout our lives develop into an incredible whole