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Genre: Popular Science, Cybernetics, Mathematics, Probability
Ratings: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5)

Book Review:
This book offers a fascinating and accessible introduction to the world of cybernetics, probability, and the science of randomness, written by one of its pioneering researchers. Professor Leonard Rastrigin, the director of the world's only random search laboratory, uses this popular science work to explain why ours is a ''chancy'' world, dominated by uncertainty and probability.

The book likely explores how randomness isn't just noise but a fundamental feature of complex systems, and how ''random search'' techniques can be powerful tools for finding optimal solutions in engineering, computing, and other fields. Rastrigin translates his deep expertise into engaging prose, showing the reader the profound role of chance in our lives and technology.

It’s a perfect read for anyone curious about cybernetics, systems thinking, or the mathematics of the unpredictable. True to the Mir Publishers' tradition of excellent Soviet-era popular science, it makes a complex and modern field both understandable and compelling.