12-12-2012, 05:08 AM
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I said it, so I feel it, dick
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Here
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Re: Drive by science
Alan Alda & Time: Actor Teaches At Stony Brook, Asks Scientists To Explain Time
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"There's hardly an issue we deal with today that isn't affected by science," Alda said. "I've even heard from a number of people in Congress that they often don't understand what scientists are talking about when they go to Washington to testify, and these are the people who make the decisions about funding and policy."
He said many scientists have told him they have to get better at communicating.
"We see misinformation about scientific facts on a daily basis," Alda said. "Sometimes you know so much about something you assume everybody else is as familiar as you are and you tend to speak in shorthand. Even other scientists may not understand what you are talking about if they are not an expert in your field."
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