The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Classical probabilities, 1660-1840 2. Statistical probabilities, 1820-1900 3. The inference experts 4. Chance and life: controversies in modern biology 5. The probabilistic revolution in physics 6. Statistics of the mind 7. Numbers rule the world 8. The implications of chance References Name index Subject index.