Prof. Stuart Firestone is the former Chair of Columbia University’s Department of Biological Sciences where his lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, possibly the best chemical detector on the face of the planet. His lab seeks to answer that fundamental human question: How do I smell? Well-known for his Ted Talk “The pursuit of ignorance” he is dedicated to promoting the accessibility of science to a public audience. He is the author of the books “Ignorance, How it Drives Science” and “Failure: Why Science is So Successful”.
In today’s conversation it’s all about
- 💡Ignorance as the Key to Discovery
- 💡 Embracing Failure for Advancement
- 💡 Rethinking Education and Curiosity
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Themes
- The Role of Ignorance in Scientific Discovery
- Challenging the Notion of Accumulating Facts in Science 1
- The Relativity of Facts and the Pluralistic Nature of Truth
- Science as a Process of Continuous Revision
- Embracing Failure in the Scientific Journey
- Redefining Success
- Embracing Failure
- Revamping Education
- Curiosity and Questioning
- The Complex Nature of Perception
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