[Irtalk] Pure, stupid luck | Science Careers

[Hilton Gibson]

Just about every experiment involves an element of luck. We call it
“serendipity” to make ourselves feel smarter, but it’s luck. And it’s not
just experiments, either; so many aspects of science, and being a
successful scientist, require being the person whose name comes up in the
lottery.

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_12_23/caredit.a1400321
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