Failure is coming your way whether you like it or not. But the Stupid Geniuses are here to explain why we shouldn't shy away from failure. In this episode, inspired by the work of Professor Joe Moran, Emily and Mollie chat about concepts such as "cruel optimism" and discuss why the academic experience particularly, promotes failure. They discuss how as PhD students, academics and simply as human beings, we are all united by failure. But what do they know?

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