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Dec. 14, 2012
Alan Alda’s Challenge to Scientists: What Is Time?
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Alan Alda founded The Flame Challenge last year to promote better science communication, and he started by asking scientists to come up with a kid-friendly explanation for a flame. Now, Alda is back with round two of the popular contest, and kids want to know: What is time?
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Produced by Denise Chow, Associate Producer
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Alan Alda
Actor, Writer, Director
Founding Member and Visiting Professor, Center for Communicating Science
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
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