A Flame By Any Name

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A Flame By Any Name

Mar 06, 2012

In Science, actor Alan Alda recounts having asked a teacher what a flame is, and the answer — "It's oxidation" — disappointing him. "It's just giving it another name," Alda tells The New York Times.

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