Alan Alda’s If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

A primary function of my role is asking top neuroscientists to write about the latest developments in their specialty areas for lay readers. If they agree to the assignment, I encourage them to use—whenever possible—conversational language, anecdotes, storytelling, and their own voice in communicating what are often complex and hard-to-explain topics. Another option might be to suggest they read Alan Alda’s new book before they begin.