Join us for an evening with Dr. Stuart Firestein to kick off Research and Fellowships February! Dr. Firestein, author of Ignorance: How it Drives Science and Failure: Why Science is So Successful, is a neuroscientist at Columbia University who studies the sense of smell. He is also an expert in failure and the founder of a popular class called “Ignorance,” where he brought together faculty researchers and students for weekly conversations about what they didn’t know. His TED Talks on ignorance and failure have been viewed over 1 million times.
Come learn how embracing ignorance and failure can drive progress in your research. Scan your Penn Card at the door for a chance to win a copy of Ignorance!