Overcoming failure

Episode 49 March 22, 2021 00:08:24
Overcoming failure
Alaska Voices
Overcoming failure

Mar 22 2021 | 00:08:24

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Show Notes

Carolyn Loeffler (30) speaks with her friend and housemate, Dina Abdel-Fatah (28) about the importance of embracing failure, especially in scientific fields.

Recorded by Jessie Robertson on September 25, 2017 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Edited by Kelsey Skonberg.

Music: “Arctic Evening” by Marcel du Preez

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