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we need more time to experiment and fail at work

  • Written by Maroš Servátka, Professor of Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Macquarie Graduate School of Management
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In 1928 Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming, while studying the staphylococcus bacteria, noticed mould on his petri dishes inhibited its growth. He experimented, leading to the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic.

In 1945 engineer Percy Spencer, while working on developing a radar system, noticed a chocolate melt very...

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