There's the trope of jews from some regions being smarter on average (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art

There's the trope of jews from some regions being smarter on average (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190562/), and the other one about Israel having to defend itself and having the structures in place for innovation (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6885191-start-up-nation https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6885191-start-up-nation)... More likely, having money in education increases your odds by a lot...