Why professors are doing stand-up comedy in Britain

The New York Times asks University College London Professor Ian Roberts explains what he gets out of performing stand-up comedy  -- a new way that British academics are interacting with the public:

“You can’t really let yourself go in a lecture. I’m always looking for ways of communicating what I do in a way that excites people.”

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