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!
501
Saad Sarwana: The Math Test
Saad Sarwana is finally about to win a high schoo…
10 min
502
Rachel Fairbank: Scientist Or Subject?
While being treated after an accident, Rachel Fai…
13 min
503
Abhishek Shah: Waste Disposal
Abhishek Shah takes a simple job to pay for schoo…
10 min
504
Brian Kennedy: The Back-Up Plan
Brian Kennedy is forced to take a job in his loca…
12 min
505
Kaća Bradonjić: The Nature Of Space And Time
Physicist Kaća Bradonjić's view of time is shaped…
13 min
506
Ali Mattu: My Brother The Trekkie
Psychologist Ali Mattu didn't know what he wanted…
17 min
507
Anna Nicanarova: Playing Sick
Anna Nicanarova pretends to be sick to get out of…
9 min
508
Tom Levenson: Henry
Used to the controlled uncertainties of his work,…
18 min
509
Adam Foote: The Sea Urchin Massacre
Adam Foote confronts the problem of obtaining sea…
22 min
510
Neer Asherie: The Milk Heist
When he discovers his milk has been stolen from t…
11 min
511
Rachel Pendergrass: A Bad Day At The Aquarium
Rachel Pendergrass gets her dream job: talking to…
11 min
512
Alan Guth: Stumbling To Inflation
Alan Guth is working on a fairly typical research…
18 min
513
Adam Rogers: Separating Cells
Adam Rogers gets an exciting opportunity to work …
14 min
514
April Salazar: The Heart Adapts
Facing an incredibly important decision, April Sa…
14 min
515
Jimmy Wohl: Calmfidence
As a musician and writer Jimmy Wohl thought he wa…
16 min
516
Erik Vance: Is This Biology?
Erik Vance searches for the real meaning of biolo…
13 min
517
Aerin Jacob: Lessons From The Man With A Machin...
With her truck stuck in the mud in the Serengeti,…
18 min
518
Nicole Ferraro: The Summer Of West Nile
A remote disease comes very close to home for Que…
11 min
519
Teppei Katori: Becoming American
A Japanese particle physicist struggles to find h…
17 min
520
John Rennie: The Downside Of Being The Boss
John Rennie finds it’s great to be editor in chie…
19 min
521
Adriana Salerno: A Different Kind Of Problem
As a mathematician, Adriana Salerno is used to so…
15 min
522
Brittany Bushnell: A Neuroscientist With A Brai...
Just after beginning a graduate program in neuros…
12 min
523
Nate Charles Troisi: Family Chemistry
A chemistry set is the perfect opportunity for Na…
13 min
524
David Moinina Sengeh: Whose Story Is It?
When reporters call to cover David Moinina Sengeh…
12 min
525
Tara Lagu: Quitting The Lab To Save The World
Tara Lagu's passion for beating her high school r…
14 min