3 papers
cs.DL2020
Success in creative careers depends little on product quality
M. V. Simkin
In the recent article Janosov, Battiston, & Sinatra report that they separated the inputs of talent and luck in creative careers. They build on the previous work of Sinatra et al w…
physics.soc-ph2011
Scientific comparison of Mozart and Salieri
M. V. Simkin
I report the results of the internet quiz, where the takers had to tell the music of Mozart from that of Salieri. The average score earned by over eleven thousand quiz-takers is 61…
physics.soc-ph2007
A scientific inquiry into modern art
M. V. Simkin
I report the results of the test, where the takers had to tell true masterpieces of abstract art from the fakes, produced by me. I describe each picture by the fraction of the test…