Alan Alda on How to Communicate Better by Making Connections (Plus: Why Oceans Don’t Sink)
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Alan Alda talks to Curiosity Daily hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer about how to be a better communicator by making human connections. Plus, learn about why oceans don’t sink into the Earth.
Additional resources from Alan Alda:
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University — https://www.aldacenter.org/
- Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda — https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/
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- Follow @alanalda on Twitter — https://twitter.com/alanalda
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
| 0:06.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, you'll learn about how to be a better communicator from the legendary Alan Alda. |
| 0:12.0 | We'll also answer a listener question about why oceans don't sink into the ground. |
| 0:16.0 | Let's sink into some curiosity. |
| 0:18.0 | Today we have an extremely special guest that we are very excited to present. |
| 0:22.0 | One of our favorite podcasts is Clear and Vivid, |
| 0:24.9 | hosted by Alan Alda. |
| 0:26.6 | Yes, the Alan Alda, the award-winning actor |
| 0:29.5 | and best-selling author, |
| 0:30.7 | who you may know from several TV shows and movies over the years, |
| 0:34.0 | including his role as Hawkeye and one of the highest rated television shows in history, |
| 0:38.0 | Mash. |
| 0:39.0 | What you may not know is that Alan Alda is a science advocate and has dedicated his life's work to |
| 0:44.4 | improving science communication. His clear and vivid podcast helps make us all more |
| 0:49.0 | connected, better communicators and it also helps to benefit the research done at the |
| 0:53.7 | Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University. You can learn |
| 0:57.9 | more about the Alda Center at Alda Center.org. On his podcast |
| 1:01.6 | Ellen has interviewed luminaries from all walks of life, including Melinda Gates, Stephen Frye, |
| 1:07.0 | Yo-Yo Ma, Madeline Albright, and Carol Burnett. |
| 1:10.0 | And we had this super cool opportunity to flip the script and interview Alan about what he's learned about communicating science over the years. |
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