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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April Salazar: The Heart Adapts
Facing an incredibly important decision, April Sa…
14 min
502
Jimmy Wohl: Calmfidence
As a musician and writer Jimmy Wohl thought he wa…
16 min
503
Erik Vance: Is This Biology?
Erik Vance searches for the real meaning of biolo…
13 min
504
Aerin Jacob: Lessons From The Man With A Machin...
With her truck stuck in the mud in the Serengeti,…
18 min
505
Nicole Ferraro: The Summer Of West Nile
A remote disease comes very close to home for Que…
11 min
506
Teppei Katori: Becoming American
A Japanese particle physicist struggles to find h…
17 min
507
John Rennie: The Downside Of Being The Boss
John Rennie finds it’s great to be editor in chie…
19 min
508
Adriana Salerno: A Different Kind Of Problem
As a mathematician, Adriana Salerno is used to so…
15 min
509
Brittany Bushnell: A Neuroscientist With A Brai...
Just after beginning a graduate program in neuros…
12 min
510
Nate Charles Troisi: Family Chemistry
A chemistry set is the perfect opportunity for Na…
13 min
511
David Moinina Sengeh: Whose Story Is It?
When reporters call to cover David Moinina Sengeh…
12 min
512
Tara Lagu: Quitting The Lab To Save The World
Tara Lagu's passion for beating her high school r…
14 min
513
Karen James: I Could Be an Astronaut
A surprise email leads a biologist to NASA. Dr K…
15 min
514
Erica Ferencik: My Dad & His Mice
Erica Ferencik's father left his family to pursue…
13 min
515
George Church: Playing With Fire
George Church learns a lesson on the power of nat…
11 min
516
John Dimandja: The First Day Of Class
Professor John Dimandja is confused when his clas…
14 min
517
Diana Reiss: Who is training who?
Early in her career researching dolphin intellige…
10 min
518
Uzma Rizvi: Being an Archaeologist
At a checkpoint in Iraq, not knowing if she'll ge…
15 min
519
Brian Wecht: The Littlest Experiment
For physicist Brian Wecht, his new baby is the pe…
16 min
520
Jessica Henkel: Stuck
Ecologist Jessica Henkel finds the keys to her re…
17 min
521
Carter Edwards: Brontosaurus Claus
Not even the truth about Santa Claus and George W…
17 min
522
Rose Eveleth: Looking For Help
Rose Eveleth always wanted to be fiercely indepen…
12 min
523
Virendra Singh: Farm To School
Virendra Singh is responsible for carrying on his…
16 min
524
Sean Carroll: What Would Stephen Hawking Do?
Sean Carroll gets a fabulous job offer—to work wi…
13 min
525
Carl Hart: My Cousin's Meds
When neuroscientist Carl Hart meets with his cous…
14 min