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Join the Transom Story Lab for an evening of laughter, intrigue and great whites. For most Americans, there’s one story that defines sharks: Jaws. Even if you know sharks aren’t really that dangerous – that they kill fewer people than rip currents, lightning strikes, even selfies – when a shark sighting pops up on your news feed, which happens more and more often these days, you might still feel a prickle of fear, a cultural afterimage lurking just beneath the surface of your mind. Editor of RadioLab, Pat Walters, invites us to see sharks in new ways. In this talk, he’ll play excerpts from the series, tell behind-the-scenes stories, discuss cutting-edge science and show photos and video that encourage us to reconsider this remarkable animal.