The Picks Page!
Our resources page is currently under construction as we update it and make it easier to use - in the meantime, please enjoy the Picks page, with suggestions and recommendations from some of our members, as well as some recent work on the internet and in print by Society members themselves!
Pek's Picks
Recommendations from Pek v. Andel!
An aeon/Psyche article from April 2022, by Aaron James
Book published in 2022, by Ann Loades
Published in 2015, this article by Sean Silver is a favourite of many Society members.
Recent Work on Serendipity
A PhD thesis published in 2021, by Sarah Honeychurch
Recently published book in the Dutch language on chance by Jeroen Hopster, 2024
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A Perspective from the International Center for the Study of Research (Paper Series), August 2022
The editorial for a new series of anecdotes and analyses in the Journal of Trial and Error.
A recent theoretical piece by Christian Busch, in the Journal of Management Studies (2022)
Introductions to Serendipity
A handy handbook of serendipity, en français
by Pek van Andel
and Danièle Bourcier
An event held in Potsdam, Germany, June 2023, by the Einstein Forum
A familiar and foundational resource in serendipity work, by Robert K Merton & Elinor Barber
Blogs, Podcasts & Social Media
This Episode with Astrid Groot; Bijvangst is een podcast over toeval in de wetenschap van Sophie Frankenmolen. Een serie over vinden waar je niet naar zocht.
Blog post by Society member Melinda Sansone, 2023
Serendipity Society on Social Media
Society News
The first anthology to bring together scholars from diverse fields under the common theme of serendipity science (2023)
An anthology that brings academics together with artists from diverse fields to discuss how serendipity arises in creative practice. (2022)
The Serendipity Engine project supports societal stakeholders in designing recommendation systems to foster serendipity.