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The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Ideas in Context, Series Number 12) The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life by Gerd Gigerenzer
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“By applying the same optical principles responsible for normal eyesight it was possible to extend vision artificially; similarly, the calculus of probabilities formalized the good sense that came naturally to the fortunate few to help out the befuddled many.”
Gerd Gigerenzer, The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life