(Photo courtesy: AI-generated illustration inspired by Theodore G. Remer’s Serendipity and the Three Princes, based on the Peregrinaggio (1557).) Let […]
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Authentic Serendipity: The True Lessons of the Three Princes of Serendip
In my previous essays, I explored how certain crucial concepts — unanticipated, anomalous, strategic — have quietly slipped out of […]
Why “Unexpected” Is the Wrong Word for Defining Serendipity
We speak endlessly about unexpected discoveries, unexpected encounters, and unexpected insights. That alone should make us pause. If something is […]
Robert K. Merton & Elinor Barber — The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity (2004)
Some books inform you. A few books accompany you.And a very small number become intellectual landmarks you return to again […]
Creative Desperation – When Urgent Action is Needed
You can’t fight fire with fire – right? So you may think and it’s a statement which 99 % of […]
Great events on March in Dundee, organized by “SerenA” – project
There will be a series of inspiring events in Dundee next week. On Monday, 25th March, ‘The Serendipitous Maypole’ will look at how […]