Naked Humanity
Naked Humanity
Stefani Ruper
7: Scientific Epistemology and Ignorance with Stuart Firestein
56 minutes Posted Nov 25, 2018 at 5:00 am.
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Usually we think of ignorance as a bad thing--but what if appreciating and cultivating ignorance is the key to our success? Stefani chats with Columbia neurobiologist and best-selling author Stuart Firestein about our cultural obsession with facts and why that’s so limiting. Professor Firestein is a lively and entertaining guest who spills all about his journey as a scientist, the balance between the known and the unknown, and what we need in order to thrive. Enter the giveaway at http://stefaniruper.com/bookgiveaway!