Stony Brook, N.Y. -- Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis.
Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.
Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the jargon and get their points across in clear, simple language.
The former host of the long-running PBS series "Scientific American Frontiers" is a founder and visiting professor of journalism at the Stony Brook University Center for Communicating Science, which has just been named in his honor.
"There's no reason for the jargon when you're trying to communicate the essence of the science to the public because you're talking what amounts to gibberish to them," Alda said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.
Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the jargon and get their points across in clear, simple language.
The former host of the long-running PBS series "Scientific American Frontiers" is a founder and visiting professor of journalism at the Stony Brook University Center for Communicating Science, which has just been named in his honor.
"There's no reason for the jargon when you're trying to communicate the essence of the science to the public because you're talking what amounts to gibberish to them," Alda said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
- 5/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Actor, writer, director and "science guy" Alan Alda discussed his "flame challenge" with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report last night.
Alda has challenged scientists to explain a flame to an eleven year old, with a 6,000 eleven-year-olds worldwide serving as judges for the best explanation. He told Stephen he was very encouraged to see that the young judges were more impressed by entries they could "learn from," as opposed to those they found entertaining.
Alda is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H. He also hosted the PBS series Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years, and has helped to organize the World Science Festival, currently running in New York City.
Alda has challenged scientists to explain a flame to an eleven year old, with a 6,000 eleven-year-olds worldwide serving as judges for the best explanation. He told Stephen he was very encouraged to see that the young judges were more impressed by entries they could "learn from," as opposed to those they found entertaining.
Alda is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H. He also hosted the PBS series Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years, and has helped to organize the World Science Festival, currently running in New York City.
- 5/31/2012
- by Comedy Central
- Huffington Post
Hulu will offer full-length episodes of Comedy Central's The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, the companies said Tuesday.
The shows are from Viacom's MTV Networks and mark the first time that the conglomerate's content will be on Hulu, a joint venture of News Corp. and NBC Universal. CBS, which shares chairman Sumner Redstone with Viacom, does not have a partnership with Hulu.
Hulu, however, is not the only Web destination that will have Daily Show and Colbert. Full episodes of both shows are available on ComedyCentral.com and, last month, Comcast said it will stream the shows in full on its Fancast site.
Hulu also said Tuesday that it will introduce PBS' NOVA, Carrier, Scientific American Frontiers and Wired Science this month.
Hulu now has more than 70 premium content partners and more than 700 TV and movie titles. In addition to NBC Universal and News Corp. content, the company also has deals with Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, MGM, the NBA and the NHL.
The shows are from Viacom's MTV Networks and mark the first time that the conglomerate's content will be on Hulu, a joint venture of News Corp. and NBC Universal. CBS, which shares chairman Sumner Redstone with Viacom, does not have a partnership with Hulu.
Hulu, however, is not the only Web destination that will have Daily Show and Colbert. Full episodes of both shows are available on ComedyCentral.com and, last month, Comcast said it will stream the shows in full on its Fancast site.
Hulu also said Tuesday that it will introduce PBS' NOVA, Carrier, Scientific American Frontiers and Wired Science this month.
Hulu now has more than 70 premium content partners and more than 700 TV and movie titles. In addition to NBC Universal and News Corp. content, the company also has deals with Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, MGM, the NBA and the NHL.
- 6/10/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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