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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Outliers: Stories of unusual outcomes
Part 1: A series of unfortunate events reveals so…
31 min
452
Baseline: Stories about starting points
Part 1: Bioethicist Elizabeth Yuko tries to use h…
28 min
453
Excited State: Stories about exhilerating exper...
Brian Mackenwells tries to smuggle something onto…
23 min
454
Exposure: Stories about new experiences
Part 1: Journalist Erika Check Hayden travels to…
28 min
455
Adam Becker: The Solar System
Though Adam Becker loved science as a kid, he str…
16 min
456
Mary Ann Allen: My Friend Lovey
When biologist Mary Ann Allen gets a chance to st…
15 min
457
Rebecca Brachman: Deadly Mistake
Neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman is working late o…
18 min
458
Emily Grossman: Crying in Science
When geneticist and science communicator Emily Gr…
15 min
459
Amanda Buch: My Father's Brain
When Amanda Buch's beloved father is diagnosed wi…
13 min
460
Matt Hartings: My Bacon Number
Chemist Matt Hartings is excited -- and a little …
16 min
461
Chiara Mariottini: Lost in Translation
Italian neuroscientist Chiara Mariottini struggle…
14 min
462
Wes Hazard: Everything Is Wrong
Standup comedian Wes Hazard's dangerous chronic i…
14 min
463
Amy Oestreicher: Life Without a Stomach
Amy Oestreicher is a normal teenage theater nerd.…
19 min
464
Jana Watson-Capps: Shark-Infested Waters
Biologist Jana Watson-Capps struggles with feelin…
16 min
465
Herman Pontzer: Burning Calories
Anthropologist Herman Pontzer spends time living …
16 min
466
Layne Jackson Hubbard: Still Myself
Layne Jackson Hubbard wakes up in a hospital room…
13 min
467
Aparna Nancherla: By Any Means Necessary
When comedian Aparna Nancherla's science fair pro…
15 min
468
Patrick Freeman: Elephant Time
Patrick Freeman is studying elephants in Namibia …
14 min
469
Rachel Yehuda: Cause and Effect
To discover why some survivors of trauma experien…
18 min
470
Ira Flatow: The Sound of the Falls
As a young science reporter at NPR, Science Frida…
23 min
471
Wyatt Cenac: Driving Drunk for Science
While completing a community service requirement …
16 min
472
Paula Croxson: How Cold Is Too Cold?
Neuroscientist Paula Croxson is determined to fin…
16 min
473
Ben Lillie: The Truth About My Grandfather
After his grandfather passes away, Ben Lillie lea…
18 min
474
Elana Lancaster: The Egg & the Equinox
In grade school, Elana Lancaster gets into troubl…
13 min
475
Skylar Bayer: The Hummingbird of Doom
Skylar Bayer's dreams of a career in scientific s…
16 min