Benefits of failing

Usually, failure is something shameful, or at least it used to be. Nowadays, people rather talk about how crucial failure is for success.
Sascha Stocker and ETH Professor Manu Kapur in Episode 36 of the ETH Podcast. (Image: ETH Zurich)

In this episode of the ETH odcast, 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.