We know about the nature versus nurture debate, the combination of genes and environment that affect our chances of success and happiness in life.
What also seems important is a random kind of luck, and not just the sort of luck that wins Lotto.
Benjamin de Bivort is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard. His research has made him think another kind of random luck is at play in our lives.
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