Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Brian Class. He's a political scientist, a professor at University College London, and an author.

Small, seemingly insignificant events can have profound effects on the world.

But how much of our fate is truly determined by chance and if chaos plays such a huge role,

how much control do we actually have over anything?

Expect to learn the chance story of the atomic bombs targeting, the difference between

contingency and convergence, why our brains are so good at distorting reality, the link between Donald Trump's election

and the dinosaurs, how a cigar changed the course of the American Revolution, why floorboards in New England are 23 inches wide, and much more.

Those of you who subscribe to the 3-minute Monday newsletter will have already seen that I was blown away by this episode. It's one of my

favorites this year. Brian is a total underground hero. His stories are

fantastic. He's got these anecdotes. I have no idea where he's found them. Unbelievable stories and I love his thesis. It's really, really cool,

massive fan of his work and yeah, there is so much to take away from this one.

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