Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Daniel Colón-Ramos

Daniel Colón-Ramos began his life in science by being fascinated as a young boy by the unique environment of his native Puerto Rico. But in formal schooling, he found the excitement of discovery too often absent. Now a respected researcher at Yale University, Dr. Colón-Ramos keeps his boyhood enthusiasm for the awe and wonder of the natural world. He is eager to encourage scientific exploration and share his infectious spirit with his students and the larger world, as he does in this inspiring conversation with Dan Rather.

[@burnsysings]

"we teach science like the questions are answered" - that's a nugget of wisdom right there...love that.

[@jsautee]

Excellent interview, as a retired science teacher it’s encouraging to hear from a bright young mind about the hope science brings to our world. Thank you too Dan from one old curious soul to another, for helping us learn from the best.

[@davidvazquez7658]

Went out yesterday morning and “realized” things were eerily quiet…. No birds….no squirrels …no barking… nothing…stopped in my tracks …hair on the back of my neck on end….suddenly a loud “swooping” …wings flapping ….noise broke the silence and a very large hawk came out from where ever it had been hiding and with laser like precision “pounced?” On a bird that had been hiding camouflaged in some limbs…a small storm of feathers afterwards the hawk flew off …its prey in its claws. The natural movements and noise began shortly there after. The question I had this morning listening to this…. Was not just how do we “remember” but how do we “know” what we don’t know we know…. Like the sea turtle “knowing” where the sea is? “Deathly quiet” suddenly took on a new meaning….despite my intuitive knowledge of its significance. Great interview… should be required viewing….more for the teachers than the students.

[@marygrogan6101]

Wonderful interview

[@sandlord6610]

here bc of a school assigmen5

[@lindamcfee3147]

I just realized why I hated science in high school and loved it in elementary school. In third grade we were all treated as scientists discovering the unknown.

[@charlessmyth]

Good interview :-)