Bellwether

In this award-winning novella by Connie Willis, pop culture and chaos theory intertwine as Sandra Foster, a fad researcher, and Bennett O'Reilly, an expert in monkey group behavior, are unexpectedly paired for a project at HiTek corporation. Their collaboration, initially triggered by a misdelivered package and marked by a streak of misfortune, involves studying a flock of sheep. However, their journey is further complicated by the antics of their clueless office assistant, Flip, leading to a series of setbacks before they can reach their conclusions.