Alejandro Montenegro
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Molecular Biologist (aemonten.github.io) 丨Chief Editor @ CSH Protocols (cshprotocols.cshlp.org) 丨Head of the Integrity in Publishing Group at CSHL Press 丨Chair "Molecular Biosystems Conference" (molbiosystems.com) 丨(Oxford) Comma King 丨Central Dogma Police
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Many thanks for your interest. You can find the published paper (free to download) and more info on this project with recent related papers at this link www.andrea-rapisarda.it/talent-vs-luck
Talent vs Luck
Andrea Rapisarda's homepage
www.andrea-rapisarda.it
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Many thanks for your interest. You can find the published paper (free to download) and more info on this project with recent related papers at this link www.andrea-rapisarda.it/talent-vs-luck
Reposted by Alejandro Montenegro
Or pay for some service to do most of it (and increase APC/subscription prices accordingly), then as you note, a human must make the call, adding even more cost. Note that all of this is desired/required by the research community who at the same time are complaining about high prices.
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Or pay for some service to do most of it (and increase APC/subscription prices accordingly), then as you note, a human must make the call, adding even more cost. Note that all of this is desired/required by the research community who at the same time are complaining about high prices.
I think it depends on editorial experience and journal tier, but that's because the authors will complain. The same ones that would want the editor to be more decisive (but only if that means they accept their paper quickly) 😅
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"In particular, we show that, if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals"
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
Talent vs Luck: the role of randomness in success and failure
The largely dominant meritocratic paradigm of highly competitive Western cultures is rooted on the belief that success is due mainly, if not exclusively, to personal qualities such as talent, intellig...
arxiv.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"In particular, we show that, if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals"
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A lot comes down to being at the right *place*, at the right time, which you can't really control: Luck.
And yet, the #NobelPrize and a big career in science eluded him.
His career shows that even a bright and creative scientist - who has the right idea at the right time - can still fail in his career, if he doesn't have the right, supportive environment. A reminder to young students choosing a lab.
His career shows that even a bright and creative scientist - who has the right idea at the right time - can still fail in his career, if he doesn't have the right, supportive environment. A reminder to young students choosing a lab.
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Some think that "declaring the importance of luck& privilege somehow diminishes their achievements", which "therefore provokes hostility from those who are already through the door. It’s not the story we like to tell ourselves or to other people about us"
treesinspace.com/2020/05/07/t...
treesinspace.com/2020/05/07/t...
The importance of luck in academic careers
Not long after I received my first permanent academic contract I attended a conference and went out drinking after the sessions. By the end of the evening I found myself amongst a large group of peopl...
treesinspace.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I think it depends on editorial experience and journal tier, but that's because the authors will complain. The same ones that would want the editor to be more decisive (but only if that means they accept their paper quickly) 😅
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I think it depends on editorial experience and journal tier, but that's because the authors will complain. The same ones that would want the editor to be more decisive (but only if that means they accept their paper quickly) 😅
And I'd argue full-time editors are typically good at this.
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
And I'd argue full-time editors are typically good at this.
It has simply become unusable.
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It has simply become unusable.
