[2] He has performed with comedy acts such as Patton Oswalt, Todd Glass, Doug Benson and Janeane Garofalo.

[3] He graduated from Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) in 1995 and took his degree in Electrical Engineering at Cornell University in 1999.

While Wood does have a background in science, the podcast is meant for humor and entertainment and is not intended to provide accurate scientific information.

Bridgetown hospitality coordinator Jen Lane joined the effort, suggesting Portland's Hawthorne district as the site.

[12] The 2009 Bridgetown Comedy Festival was headlined by Janeane Garofalo (Saturday Night Live and The Larry Sanders Show alumnus), and featured Andy Kaufman Award-winners Reggie Watts and Brent Weinbach.

[14][15][16][17][18] Wood joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society.