Was Sue Yoo destined to be an attorney? Was Brian Overstreet a preordained street cleaner? If your last name is Smiley are you bound to be a dentist? The history of names took a fascinating turn in 11th century England when people first started using surnames that typically described a persons career, physical location or physical attributes. This practice eventually faded, but names still may determine your fate. On this episode of Wiki U Kyle and Jheisson explore nominative determinism which is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names.
Was Sue Yoo destined to be an attorney? Was Brian Overstreet a preordained street cleaner? If your last name is Smiley are you bound to be a dentist? The history of names took a fascinating turn in 11th century England when people first started using surnames that typically described a persons career, physical location or physical attributes. This practice eventually faded, but names still may determine your fate. On this episode of Wiki U Kyle and Jheisson explore nominative determinism which is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names.