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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 1008: Brian Klaas | Embracing Uncertainty in a World of Flukes
Description: Unexpected moments can change the world. Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, reveals how embracing life's randomness can empower us to make a difference.
What We Discuss with Brian Klaas:
Tiny actions or events can have massive downstream effects and consequences, as illustrated by historical examples like how a decades-old vacation spared Kyoto from nuclear bombing in WWII.
Our lives and human history are shaped by chaos theory and random flukes, such as the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs or chance evolutionary events that led to complex life.
Humans have cognitive biases that make us seek...