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NAS to Host Film Screening of WHIZ KIDS


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Hermain Khan in laboratory.
 Photo Courtesy of Sandbar Pictures

December 8, 2009 -- The D.C. premiere of the documentary WHIZ KIDS will be held at the National Academy of Sciences on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The film by award-winning filmmakers is about three passionate 16-year-old scientists who vie to compete in the Intel Science Talent Search. Bob Edwards, host of the “Bob Edwards Show” on Sirius XM Radio and Public Radio International, will moderate a discussion with the “whiz kids” themselves and the filmmaking team following the screening. Local students can participate in a podcast competition based on the film for prizes up to $300.


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