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episode 48: Benefits of failing
If you don't learn to fail, you will fail to learn
In this episode of the ETH podcast, we explore the benefits of failing and what makes stories about failure so interesting.
Sascha Stocker, who used to be on the board of the ETH Entrepreneur Club, talks about organising “FuckUp Nights,” and ETH professor Manu Kapur explains how he discovered the power of failure for teaching mathematics.
More on productive failure to be found while using this link.
Information on the FuckUp Nights FuckUp Nights as well as the ETH Entrepreneur Club.
Finally, find out more about ETH podcast producers Audiobande here.