Latif Abdul Nasser ( ; born July 21, 1986) is a Canadian-American researcher, writer and presenter. He is the Director of Research and co-host at ''

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'' and host of the

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show ''

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''.

Early life and education

Nasser was born to an Indian-Tanzanian Muslim family and grew up in

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. He attended

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. Nasser earned his undergraduate degree at

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. He served as President of the ''Displaced Theatre Company'' and spent most of his time in the

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. While at Dartmouth he studied the history of physics with Richard Kremer and

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. As part of the class he was involved in a production of

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's ''

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''. When trying to find props for the production, he found himself in the scientific instrument collection of Dartmouth, unearthing historic artefacts and researching their origins. Nasser was selected by his classmates to be the orator at the 2008 Class Day. He studied in

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for a study program with Dartmouth. Nasser received a PhD from the Department of the

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in 2014. His dissertation was on the Tanganyika laughter epidemic.

Career

After earning his doctorate, Nasser was made co-host of the

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radio show ''

''. He created and hosted the podcast ''The Other Latif'', an investigative series in which Nasser explored the story of Guantanamo Bay detention detainee Abdul Latif Nasir. Following the retirement of

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in January 2022, Nasser became the new co-host of

together with producer

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. Beginning in 2020 Nasser hosts the

docuseries ''Connected'', which explores how humans are connected to each other and the universe. In the series Nasser visits scientists around the world, learning about what they do and their research impacts people's lives.

Personal life

Nasser is married to fellow

alumna Carly Mensch. The couple had a child in August 2020. He is a dual citizen of

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and the

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References

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