The Science of Luck

Relationships

Can You Be a Giver and Still Be a Success in the Long Run?

Karla Starr on June 6, 2013

Interview with Adam Grant, professor of psychology at Wharton and author of Give and Take.

Interview with Adam Grant, professor of psychology at Wharton and author of Give and Take.

Happiness

Tips to Spend Money Smarter and Be Happier

Karla Starr on May 16, 2013

Can money make you happier? Surprisingly, yes. Social psychologist Michael Norton, author of Happy Money and associate professor at Harvard, has some ideas. In this interview, we discuss the keys to spending wisely.

Can money make you happier? Surprisingly, yes. Social psychologist Michael Norton, author of Happy Money and associate professor at Harvard, has some ideas. In this interview, we discuss the keys to spending wisely.

Jealousy

Why Is Zach Braff's Kickstarter Campaign Causing Envy?

Karla Starr on April 25, 2013

People are worried that Zach Braff's successful Kickstarter project means less money for them. Here's why those people are wrong.

People are worried that Zach Braff's successful Kickstarter project means less money for them. Here's why those people are wrong.

First Impressions

The Science of First Impressions

Karla Starr on February 8, 2013

A few years ago, a team of researchers at New York University led by Daniela Schiller examined the neuroscience of how people form impressions of others. What do the results say about the way our brain interprets those first encounters?

A few years ago, a team of researchers at New York University led by Daniela Schiller examined the neuroscience of how people form impressions of others. What do the results say about the way our brain interprets those first encounters?

Bias

When You Look for Luck, You Get Luckier

Karla Starr on January 31, 2013

Believing in luck and cataloging moments when you're lucky contribute to the confirmation bias the the subject-expectancy effect: you might think you're getting luckier with no real improvement.

Believing in luck and cataloging moments when you're lucky contribute to the confirmation bias the the subject-expectancy effect: you might think you're getting luckier with no real improvement.

Introversion

Increasing Luck for Businesses and Introverts

Karla Starr on January 24, 2013

In this second part of the interview, Johansson tells us how businesses and introverts can increase their luck.

In this second part of the interview, Johansson tells us how businesses and introverts can increase their luck.

Cognition

How to Increase Your Luck: Q&A with Frans Johansson

Karla Starr on January 18, 2013

An interview with the best-selling author of The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World, Frans Johansson, on how to how to increase your luck.

An interview with the best-selling author of The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World, Frans Johansson, on how to how to increase your luck.

Depression

RIP, Aaron Swartz, and Why Open-Access Matters

Karla Starr on January 15, 2013

Luck and discovery are about making connections, and it's sad to think about how many connections aren't being made because of the current academic publishing model.

Luck and discovery are about making connections, and it's sad to think about how many connections aren't being made because of the current academic publishing model.

Why all of the Golden Globe nominated films come out at the end of the year.

Some people say that there’s no way to improve our luck because we can’t predict the future. To me, that’s like saying that you can’t prepare for the weather because you don’t know exactly what those clouds are going to do.