Comedians Interview Experts: Ignorance with Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Stuart Firestein (in NYC)

This week: How ignorance drives science

This show is exactly what it says. Every week one of your favorite comedians interviews an expert on a topic they’ve always wanted to know more about. Every Sunday come hear the funniest interviews about neuroscience, astrophysics, mental health, and more!

This week Ikechukwu Ufomadu interviews Stuart Firestein about why ignorance is fantastic for science.

Ikechukwu Ufomadu is an Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning actor, writer and comedian, named a “Comedian You Should and Will Know” by Vulture/New York Magazine and a “Comic to Look Out For” by Time Out New York.

Stuart Firestein is a professor of biological sciences at Columbia University in New York, NY. His research interests include the cellular mechanisms of olfaction—aka smell.