Randy Olson earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University and achieved tenure at the University of New Hampshire before resigning and moving to Hollywood, obtaining an M.F.A. from the University of Southern California School of Cinema, and embarking on a second career as a filmmaker.

Randy wrote several books that help scientists communicate through storytelling. Also, he developed the And/But/Therefore storytelling framework. He'll tell you about it in this podcast.

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Highlights

(00:00:24) Introduction of the Guest

(00:02:06) Who is Randy Olson in Highschool?

(00:06:14) Traveling

(00:08:40) Teaching Storytelling to Children

(00:11:09) Randy Olson's career switch: from science to Hollywood

(00:14:07) Acting Classes

(00:20:38)  Importance of Story & Narrative

(00:27:04) ABT Framework

(00:34:30) Isn't ABT Framework too Simplistic?

(00:39:00) Using ABT Framework

(00:43:24) Importance of Repetition

(00:47:54) Rapid Fire Round

(00:54:00) Randy Olson's Upcoming Film