Alan Alda

Alan Alda will host the 2012 World Science Festival's May 29 gala, A Performing Arts Salute to Science , featuring James Naughton and Debra Monk , at the Allen Room. The 7:30 PM event, co-hosted by Alda and Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, features Broadway performers and classical artists. Read More

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - "What is a flame?" asked 11-year-old Alan Alda. "Oxidation," his teacher answered. Read More

Fifth-Graders Around the World Seek Clear Answer to Basic Scientific Question NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- "What is a flame?" asked 11-year-old Alan Alda. "Oxidation," his teacher answered. Read More

At 11, Alan Alda was fascinated by the colorful, translucent undulations of a burning flame. Read More

Fifth-graders from Good Hope School on Wednesday got to sit in on an interactive video conference - bringing together 10 fifth-grade classrooms from around the world - to discuss, debate and judge the best answers to that question in a contest actor Alan Alda created in the spirit of better communicating science. Read More

"Ho Ho Ho," said the pseudo-corpulent red-clad fur-trimmed bag carrying figure, whom almost every one knew was Randy. Read More

My apologies For answering the door sans pants when a Lewiston police officer knocked at about 4:30 a.m. one recent morning. Read More

Despite being a cancer survivor myself, Showtime's The Big C never quite hooked me, so I never watched beyond the pilot. Read More