Provost's Lecture: Alan Alda and Brian Greene - Why Communicating Science Matters

[izaccy]

40:00

Brian didnt wanna mention names, but I will.

Michio Kaku, thats who he exactly meant. by

the scientists who feel like to over hype things

[cliffhregis]

@izaccy I respectively disagree. Greene doesn't seem to describe Kaku. Sure Kaku describes himself as a futurist but I have never heard him say past science is wrong. We cannot build towards the future without taking into account the past work.

[katheryncruz24]

Thank for this!!!

[reinforcedpenisstem]

But there's so much medical and scientific jargon in M*A*S*H... ;-)

[thedeeliciousplum]

To be able to communicate one's passions and knowledge in a way that is both engaging and reflective of how "totally involved in the task at hand one is", are wondrous and inspiring means.

I really respect Alan Alda for pressing and emphasising this idea of communication to those who are on the frontiers of exploring the way the world works. Thank you so much for sharing this talk between Brian and Alan.

[Scurmicurv]

A really well spent hour. Thanks a bunch for sharing this!

[Bremerxxxx]

Brian and Alda make a good point about showing the journey to discovery rather than the discovery itself. People, with no background in science, are generally reading the results, which may change under certain circumstances, but not the reasons as to why the results changed. If people are personally involved in the process, and scientists write with more of an emphasis on what went wrong, we can work toward what might go right, while attracting the layman with a more comprehensible process.

[dabrownone]

Wow, great video. I had no idea Alan Alda was so into science

[WeAreStarStuff51]

Anyone know when Fabric of the Cosmos will be on?

[destejiendoelarcoiri]

Si lo tuvieran traducido se agradece...

[muzammilali007]

27:00 to skip the intro

[sbergman27]

While I'm all in favor of better communication by scientists, and of dropping gratuitous jargon in favor of plain speaking... there are 2 sides to the problem. Alan is careful to note that "these were intelligent people on both sides of the table". But "getting elected" smarts is different from having a basic knowledge of science. I know that here in the US the general public is profoundly ignorant of math and science. And I've seen no evidence of Congress-persons being any better.

[baloch95]

Arm pits, heheeeeeeeeeeee...

[Rossonero072213]

Thanks for uploading this.