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Serendipity: Fortune and the Prepared Mind

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Abstract

Introduction. Fortune and the prepared mind Iain Morley and Mark de Rond 1. The stratigraphy of serendipity Susan E. Alcock 2. Understanding humans - serendipity and anthropology Richard Leakey 3. HIV and the naked ape Robin Weiss 4. Cosmological serendipity Simon Singh 5. Serendipity in astronomy Andrew C. Fabian 6. Serendipity in physics Richard Friend 7. Liberalism and uncertainty Oliver Letwin 8. The unanticipated pleasures of the writing life Simon Winchester.

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2022Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization 2015The Prehistory of Serendipity, from Bacon to Walpole 2015Intelligent Public Organisations 2021EJWOP Special Issue: Enhancing the Social Impact of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology – Beyond Academia

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