Albert Einstein Little Thinker

The results of our 25-year experiment are finally in. Decades ago, we gave a pair of identical newborn twins very different crib companions. Twin A received a traditional teddy bear. Twin B? A cuddly Albert Einstein Little Thinker.

As the years passed, we tracked their progress. Twin A earned average grades and eventually enrolled in a plumbing trade school. Twin B, on the other hand, excelled academically and was accepted into Harvard’s prestigious Kennedy School of Government. (Sure, Twin A now makes twice as much as Twin B as a successful plumber—but that’s beside the point.)

The takeaway? Great minds start with great role models.