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Actor Alan Alda, shown here in 2016, says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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'I'm Not Angry': Alan Alda Says He's Living With Parkinson's

July 31, 2018 • "It hasn't stopped my life at all. I've had a richer life than I've had up until now," the M*A*S*H actor said as he made the announcement Tuesday on CBS This Morning.

Alan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations

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Alan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations

January 22, 2018 • We've all experienced miscommunications. Their consequences can range from hilarious... to disastrous. The actor Alan Alda — yes, that Alan Alda — wants to help us avoid them.

Alan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations

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Climate Change: A Time For Humor, A Time For Action

A Greenpeace protest in 2010 juxtaposes the drowning of some of the world's most iconic structures with Cancun, Mexico's, rising skyline. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Climate Change: A Time For Humor, A Time For Action

May 19, 2014 • The world's failure to come to terms with global warming is also the source of some very funny comedy, says Commentator Tania Lombrozo.