Winning a Nobel Prize Takes Luck as Much as Talent - WSJ

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This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nobel-prize-luck-success-talent-11664903787 By Ben Cohen Oct. 6, 2022 5:30 am ET Listen (7 min) This is the one week every year when geniuses wait by their phones hoping a stranger with an unknown number and a Swedish accent will call with life-changing news: They have won the Nobe