Curiosity Daily Podcast: Why It's Good to Reveal Your Failures

Learn about why successful people should reveal their failures; the extreme story of the death of planet WASP-12b; and why tulips used to cost more than houses during a period known as “tulip mania.”

December 21, 2020

Episode Show Notes:

A Reason to Reveal Your Failures by Kelsey Donk

The Death of Planet WASP-12b by Grant Currin

Tulips Cost More Than Houses During Dutch "Tulip Mania" by Cody Gough

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