ESSAYCHANCE, BIAS AND COMPOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Why Small Advantages Do Not Stay Small: Fairness at the Start Is Not Enough
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for work on how one molecular "handedness" comes to dominate has prompted reflection on how small initial biases compound, in nature and in society. An editorial connects the 2026 Chemistry Nobel Prize on molecular asymmetry to broader concepts of how small biases compound in biology and society. This reflection on compounding advantages and the Matthew effect…
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