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On last week's Wrong Answers Only, we learned the best way to handle finding a grizzly bear in your car is to have a calm, rational conversation with it. At least according to comedian @ChrissySh. Bear biologist @grizkidd may have had a different opinion...

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Can't tell your cava from your cava? Neither can we. That's why we're definitely tuning in to next month's Wrong Answers Only with chemist and sparkling wine expert @HMCharnock! Get additional info and sign up for reminders at http://ow.ly/N7jS50Hzfs2. #ScienceShenanigans

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LabX from the National Academy of Sciences is a public engagement testbed that boldly experiments with a variety of creative – sometimes even unorthodox – approaches designed to reach diverse audiences. We routinely tinker with new ideas and programs but have a particular love of STEM-based games of all kinds, short videos featuring fun people doing cool science things, and showcasing surprising science stories.

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Three Comedians. One Expert. So many ridiculously wrong answers. WRONG ANSWERS ONLY is an interactive show featuring celebrity guests who play games and quizzes while learning about exciting research with the help of a scientific expert. THE HOST Chris Duffy is a comedian and writer who hosts the TED podcast HOW TO BE A BETTER HUMAN, which premiered this year as the #3 podcast in the country. Chris wrote on both seasons of WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS on HBO, executive produced by John Oliver, and writes the popular weekly newsletter BRIGHT SPOTS. Chris’ writing has been featured in The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Glimpse, Makeshift Magazine, and The California Sunday Magazine. THE EXPERT When biologist Wes Larson is not crawling through 50ft bear dens, he’s talking on science panels around the world. Both academic and nomadic, Wes dedicates his life to the research and conservation of bears, from Polar to black bears in the Arctic to America. THE PANEL Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer and producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer where he earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards. As of 2019, he has become a regular panelist on NPR mainstay Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Zhubin Parang is a multiple Emmy-award-winning Supervising Producer and Writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Several years ago, he drew on his past career as a lawyer to create a web series for Comedy Central called Approach The Bench. Chrissy Shackelford was born in Dallas, Texas where she was raised by Blockbuster, television, and teen magazines. She is currently a staff writer on the HBO series, Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas. While her speciality is writing and performing original characters, she also writes sketch and satire. Be sure to check out her instagram photo series #hotbabychrissy where she photoshops her baby pictures to be even freakin' hotter. 18+/PG-13ish (Are we going to curse? Yes, yes we probably will.) For more info visit: https://labx.org/wao
Wrong Answers Only - Bears
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Three Comedians. One Expert. So many ridiculously wrong answers. WRONG ANSWERS ONLY is an interactive show featuring celebrity guests who play games and quizzes while learning about exciting research with the help of a scientific expert. THE EXPERT Chris Pernell is a charismatic and leading voice in preventive medicine and public health. Seen all over the news she is especially known for her passionate work in health equity and making this world a healthier place for everyone. THE HOST Chris Duffy is a comedian and writer who hosts the TED podcast HOW TO BE A BETTER HUMAN, which premiered this year as the #3 podcast in the country. Chris wrote on both seasons of WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS on HBO, executive produced by John Oliver, and writes the popular weekly newsletter BRIGHT SPOTS. Chris’ writing has been featured in The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Glimpse, Makeshift Magazine, and The California Sunday Magazine. THE PANEL Aparna Nancherla started out doing comedy in her hometown of Washington D.C. and now resides in New York City. She is a series regular in Comedy Central’s Corporate and reprised her role in season 3 of HBO’s Crashing. Other television credits include Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Netflix’s Space Force, Master of None and LOVE, HBO’s High Maintenance, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, and being a US correspondent for Dave’s (UK) Unspun with Matt Forde. She is the voice of Meena on Mira, Royal Detective, Hollyhock on BoJack Horseman, and Moon on The Great North. Emily Heller is a comedian and writer who tells jokes on TV a lot, including shows like Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and @midnight. She's also had her own half hour comedy special on Comedy Central as well as an hour long special, Ice Thickeners. Emily is also an award-winning television writer. most recently lending her skills to shows like Barry, Search Party, Medical Police, and People of Earth. Her work on Barry has earned her two Writers' Guild of America awards, as well as multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and Producers' Guild Award nominations. Rob Haze is a comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. He can be seen on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He was on the latest season of Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central and the new Viceland show Flophouse. Rob is cohost of the Kanye West Podcast The Book of Ye. He was a New Face in the 2015 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He was on the 9th season of Last Comic Standing. Rob is the 2015 winner of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. He has made appearances on HLN News Now, and can be heard as a personality on the Ryan Cameron morning show. THE ANIMATOR Brenda Clemente Instagram: @brendaclemente_art Email: bclement@alumni.risd.edu 18+/PG-13ish (Are we going to curse? Yes, yes we probably will.) For more info visit: https://labx.org/wao
Wrong Answers Only - Preventive Medicine
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