Alan Alda Uses Improv to Teach Scientists How to Communicate Their Ideas — openculture.com

Woe to the famous actor who dares to write a novel or start a band or design a line of clothing. The public can be awfully snobby about such extracurricular pursuits. We reward our children for cultivating a wide range of interests, but heaven forfend a celebrity who wanders away from the accepted script. There are exceptions, of course. I don’t see too many people taking potshots at Leonard Nimoy’s passion for photography, Ed Begley Jr.’s commitment to the environment, or the Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar’s devotion to math.

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