Kasha Patel Explained

Kasha Patel
Birth Place:Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Wake Forest University (BA)
Boston University
Active:2014–present

Kasha Patel (born July 18) is an American science writer,[1] stand-up comedian,[2] voice artist, and podcaster.[3] She currently works as the deputy weather editor for the Washington Post.[4] She has produced the only regularly-recurring science comedy shows in the United States since 2014.[5] Before her time at the Washington Post, she was known as a digital storyteller for the NASA Earth Observatory.[6] [7]

Early life

Kasha Patel was born in Fairmont, West Virginia.[8] She is of Indian descent. Patel graduated from high school in 2008. In 2012, Patel obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wake Forest University.[9] Before starting her comedy career, she also attended Boston University to study science journalism.[10]

Career

Patel's comedy career began in 2014. She moved to Washington, District of Columbia in 2013.

In 2015, Patel published a study of the citizen science effort Aurorasaurus St. Patrick's Day Storm.[11]

Patel performed at the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science conference where she also presented several topics for NASA.[12] In 2018, Patel was featured as one of the top undiscovered comedians in the US.[2]

Patel has also discussed her synthesis of science and comedy during a TEDx Tysons event.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kasha Patel: A Comic Walks Into Goddard... . NASA. September 26, 2014. November 17, 2018.
  2. Web site: The Best Undiscovered Comedian from Every State. Thrillist. October 24, 2018. November 17, 2018. November 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106203906/https://www.thrillist.com/best-undiscovered-comedians-in-america/. dead.
  3. Web site: Our monthly audio exploration of science and society, with Kasha Patel, David Corcoran, and Michael Schulson.. Undark Magazine. November 17, 2018.
  4. News: Kasha Patel Joins Capital Weather Gangs Deputy Weather Editor. Washington Post. July 9, 2021. July 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: DC Science Comedy . Kasha Patel. August 10, 2014. November 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Search the Earth Observatory. NASA. November 17, 2018.
  7. News: Comedian Kasha Patel studies the science of laughter on her D.C. Dream Day. subscription . Thomas . Floyd . Feb 20, 2019 . Washington Post. February 22, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609224327/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/02/20/comedian-kasha-patel-studies-science-laughter-her-dc-dream-day/?utm_term=.f403c58d774c . Jun 9, 2019 .
  8. Web site: A defining moment . Debra Minor . Wilson . Times West Virginia. July 17, 2018. November 17, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824004458/https://www.timeswv.com/news/lifestyles/a-defining-moment/article_22049c04-6705-515e-8838-722bb5ede8ee.html . Aug 24, 2023 .
  9. Web site: Constant & True: NASA writer by day, stand-up comic by night — looking outside the box. K . Patel . Wake Forest Magazine. January 26, 2015. November 17, 2018.
  10. Web site: Dork Side of the Moon finds the funny in Monday's solar eclipse. Jakob. Lazzaro. 17 August 2017 . Charleston City Paper . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424165441/https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/CultureShock/archives/2017/08/17/dork-side-of-the-moon-finds-the-funny-in-mondays-solar-eclipse . Apr 24, 2019 .
  11. Aurorasaurus and the St Patrick's Day storm. ResearchGate . 10.1093/astrogeo/atv089 . Astronomy & Geophysics . 56 . 3 . free . Nathan A. . Case . Elizabeth A. . MacDonald . K . Patel . June 1, 2015. 3.13–3.14 . November 17, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824022451/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274063968_Aurorasaurus_and_the_St_Patrick%27s_Day_storm . Aug 24, 2023 .
  12. Web site: BBC World Interviews NASA journalist / science comedienne . YouTube . K . Patel . BBC World News. February 19, 2018. November 17, 2018.
  13. Web site: Sneaking Science into Stand-Up. YouTube . K . Patel . Tedx Talks. January 30, 2018. February 2, 2019.