Making the Most of Your Mistakes

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain Media

Aug 3, 202601:25:37Science & Medicine

When you're learning, or trying new things, you're going to make mistakes. The trick is to try to fail in a way that gives you useful information. This week, we revisit a favorite conversation with researcher Amy Edmonds...

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