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How to be curious, with Doug Alsdorf

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Doug Alsdorf, professor in the school of earth sciences, researches satellite hydrology, large tropical wetlands, and geophysics. He describes himself as driven by curiosity, to ask "Why is that there?" or "What is that over there?" Join him as he discusses the value of scientific curiosity and more with David Staley on this week's Voices of Excellence

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