This chapter explores the journey of a red cow named Melody believed to be the key to fulfilling a prophecy for temple construction, only to be abandoned due to the presence of a white hair. Efforts are now underway in Texas to breed red cows in collaboration with Israeli groups for possible sacrifice, highlighting the repercussions of extreme beliefs.
Brian Klaas is 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 bomb's 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...