The Story Collider

Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!

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Oil: Stories from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
This week, we bring you two stories from the Deep…
29 min
427
Paternal Bonds: Stories about dads
This week, we present stories of science and fath…
32 min
428
Symbiosis: Stories about teamwork
This week, we present two stories about working t…
28 min
429
Early Childhood Development: Stories about growth
This week, we present two stories of learning exp…
27 min
430
Working Memory: Stories about how memory shapes us
This week, we present two stories of how memory i…
40 min
431
Standard Deviation: Stories about unusual encou...
Part 1: Late one night in the ER, doctor Bess Sti…
25 min
432
Maternal Instinct: Stories about moms
In this week's episode, we present two stories of…
33 min
433
Hard Science: Stories about journeys into physics
Part 1: When Sarah Demers gets a work-study job w…
22 min
434
Syzygy: Stories of celestial alignment
Part 1: Bryony Tilsley and her husband are planni…
23 min
435
Resistance: Stories about fighting oppression
Part 1: Environmental engineer Siddhartha Roy is …
26 min
436
Transformation: Stories about changing states
Part 1: Geneticist Sebastian Alvarado reconnects …
28 min
437
Technological Advancements: Stories about the w...
Part 1: Blind athlete Simon Wheatcroft finds a wa…
29 min
438
Observational Error: Stories about the overlooked
Part 1: Neuroscientist Qi Lin struggles to connec…
31 min
439
Isolation: Stories about loneliness
Part 1: On an expedition to Antarctica, journalis…
39 min
440
Habitat Loss: Stories of changing environments
Part 1: Ecologist Evon Hekkala travels to Madagas…
41 min
441
In the Field: Stories about venturing into the ...
Part 1: As a grad student, Liz Neeley falls in lo…
31 min
442
Natural Habitats: Stories of finding where we b...
Featuring Helen Cheng and Thom Young-Bayer
28 min
443
Predators: Stories about confronting danger
Part 1: Drew Prochaska decides to confront his fe…
30 min
444
Fear Response: Stories about conquering fear
Part 1: Mark Pagán combats his phobia of flying i…
34 min
445
Oxytocin: Stories of love gone wrong
Part 1: MIT Museum education coordinator Faith Du…
28 min
446
Research: Stories about the places studies take us
Part 1: As a teenager, Bri Riggio struggles to un…
29 min
447
Outliers: Stories of unusual outcomes
Part 1: A series of unfortunate events reveals so…
31 min
448
Baseline: Stories about starting points
Part 1: Bioethicist Elizabeth Yuko tries to use h…
28 min
449
Excited State: Stories about exhilerating exper...
Brian Mackenwells tries to smuggle something onto…
23 min
450
Exposure: Stories about new experiences
Part 1: Journalist Erika Check Hayden travels to…
28 min