Thomas Edison said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In “Serendipity: The Unexpected in Science,” Telmo Pievani adds a crucial element to the formula. Mr. Pievani ...

Dinosaurs that roamed Madagascar more than ... "Paleontology is sometimes pure serendipity." It's a wonderfully preserved skull, and exceptionally complete, says vertebrate paleontologist ...

Happy Accidents: The Joy Of Serendipity Days : Inside NPR.org Inspired by old-school skunkworks, Google's 20-percent-time policy and, most directly, RSA's animation of a talk by Dan Pink about ...