Invasion of the Toxic Toads: Nature's Most Successful Failure - Say hello to the Cane Toad: the epitome of failing upward. Join the Fascinating Fails team as we explore how we may need to rethink our idea of what an ‘invasive species’ is, and find out ways YOU can help fight the climate crisis—it’s as simple as taking a picture!
How do these toads keep failing upward, and what can we do about it?
How did a famous lab accident end up saving more than half a billion lives…and is it true?
Is it bird poop? Is it a bomb? Nope. It’s the Big Bang! A hiss heard only by accident.
The only reason we have general anesthesia today is because of a Victorian party drug.
The substance that colors most of our modern world was invented…by accident.
Following those often jaw-dropping (and sometimes hilarious fails) through time to today, host Maren Hunsberger asks: "What's next?". By talking to today's innovative young scientists, engineers, artists, and other big thinkers, we see how the mistakes of the past are leading us into the science of tomorrow...and toward a better future.
