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