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Kevin Dunbar and Jonathan Fugelsang say that somewhere between 33% and 50% of all scientific discoveries are unexpected. This helps explain why scientists often call their discoveries "lucky", and yet scientists themselves may not be able to detail exactly what role luck played (see also introspection illusion). Dunbar and Fugelsang believe ...
And the unexpected, negative results of the Michelson–Morley experiment in their search of the luminiferous aether ultimately led to the special theory of relativity by Albert Einstein. The optical illusion called the "flashed face distortion effect" suggests a new area of research in the neurology of face perception.
The first noted use of "serendipity" was by Horace Walpole on 28 January 1754. In a letter he wrote to his friend Horace Mann, Walpole explained an unexpected discovery he had made about a lost painting of Bianca Cappello by Giorgio Vasari [9] by reference to a Persian fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip.
There is something unexpected happening in the universe, Nasa’s most powerful ever telescope shows. Andrew Griffin. Updated December 10, 2024 at 2:14 AM.
In a now-viral TikTok, Ashley Wanichko shares her cruise experience aboard Carnival's Mardi Gras when she shared a tiny room with her boyfriend and sons
The problem: Receiving an unexpected gift is a common scenario around the holidays – and year round – that can lead to feelings of anxiety and guilt. The advice: ...
In this view, the epithet "lucky" or "unlucky" is a descriptive label that refers to an event's positivity, negativity, or improbability. Supernatural interpretations of luck consider it to be an attribute of a person or object, or the result of a favorable or unfavorable view of a deity upon a person.
Here comes the lucky news you’ve been waiting for once Venus enters Aries on February 3! You could land a contract or job you applied for, or maybe you’re ready to tell someone you love them.