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Kasha Patel

Deputy Weather Editor
The Washington Post
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Kasha Patel is a science journalist and stand-up comedian, who focuses her jokes on science and her life as an Indian American. She has been producing science-themed comedy shows through her company DC Science Comedy since 2014 and was listed on Thrillist magazine’s “Best Undiscovered Comedians in the US.” Her unique TEDx talk “Sneaking Science into Stand-Up” highlighted surprising revelations pulled from her analysis of more than 500 of her stand-up jokes.

With a formal education in chemistry, she has published scientific papers in chemistry, space physics, and science comedy (really). She has also presented at several scientific meetings and provided communication training to researchers at St. Jude Children’s Hospital, NASA, NIH, and several museums. She has been featured on NPR, BBC World News, Travel Channel, The Science Channel, The Weather Channel, and hosted a mini-series on Scientific American and NASA TV.

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