How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (Update)

How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death (Update)

In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department. (Part two of a four-part series.)

  • SOURCES:
    • Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.
    • Carole Hemmelgarn, co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. and director of the Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership Master’s program at Georgetown University.
    • Gary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.
    • Robert Langer, institute professor and head of the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
    • John Van Reenen, professor at the London School of Economics.


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35. Live From St. Paul!

35. Live From St. Paul!

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22 Jun 201128min

34. Things Our Fathers Gave Us

34. Things Our Fathers Gave Us

What did Levitt and Dubner learn as kids from their dads? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

8 Jun 201114min

33. To Catch a Fugitive

33. To Catch a Fugitive

Who is likelier to get to the fugitive first? When a fugitive is on the run, it’s not only the police he has to worry about. A bounty hunter could be coming after him, too. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

25 Mai 201118min

32. Growing Up Buffett

32. Growing Up Buffett

What’s it like to wake up one day and realize Dad is a multi-billionaire? That's what happened to Warren Buffett’s son Peter -- who then started to think about whether or not to join the family business. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Mai 201114min

31. Gambling With Your Life

31. Gambling With Your Life

Does Las Vegas increase your risk of suicide? A researcher embeds himself in the city where Americans are most likely to kill themselves. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

27 Apr 201118min

30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ...

30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ...

In our second round of FREAK-quently Asked Questions, Steve Levitt answers some queries from listeners and readers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

13 Apr 201116min

29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop

29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop

It won’t work for everyone, but there’s a cheap, quick, and simple way to lift some students’ grades. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

6 Apr 201120min

28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?

28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?

We talk to a U.S. Geological Survey physicist about the science -- and folly -- of predicting earthquakes. There are lots of known knowns; and, fortunately, not too many unknown unknowns. But it's the known unknowns -- the timing of the next Big One -- that are the most dangerous. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

30 Mar 201121min

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