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Inequalities, chance and success in sport competitions: simulations vs empirical data
Pawel Sobkowicz, Robert H Frank, Alessio E Biondo +2
We present a new way of estimation of the role of chance in achieving success, by comparing the empirical data from 100-meter dash competitions (one of the sports disciplines with…
On the origins of extreme wealth inequality in the Talent vs Luck Model
Damien Challet, Alessandro Pluchino, Alessio Emanuele Biondo +1
While wealth distribution in the world is highly skewed and heavy-tailed, human talent - as the majority of individual features - is normally distributed. In a recent computational…
Exploring the Role of Interdisciplinarity in Physics: Success, Talent and Luck
Alessandro Pluchino, Giulio Burgio, Andrea Rapisarda +4
Although interdisciplinarity is often touted as a necessity for modern research, the evidence on the relative impact of sectorial versus to interdisciplinary science is qualitative…