# The benefits of using comedy to explain science

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxTysons
- Speaker: Kasha Patel
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kasha_patel_the_benefits_of_using_comedy_to_explain_science)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this joke-laden talk, Kasha Patel uses the standup comedy format to make a case for combining science communication with humor in order to make the former more accessible and the latter more educational.

## Lectures

1. [The benefits of using comedy to explain science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kasha_patel_the_benefits_of_using_comedy_to_explain_science/862c5486a01e), 9 min (TED's player)