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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Suze Kundu: A New Pair Of Shoes
Suze Kundu is forced to abandon dancing for mater…
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Bethany Brookshire: A Perfect Mentor
Lost after arriving at grad school, Bethany Brook…
12 min
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Justin Cameron: A Dangerous Trick
Sword swallower Justin Cameron gets an unexpected…
22 min
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Alex Bellos: Your Favorite Number
Alex Bellos is surprised that people ask him what…
17 min
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Ed Yong: Questioning A Hero
Ed Yong is ecstatic to get an interview with his …
19 min
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Annalee Newitz: Honoring The Dead
Annalee Newitz comes to terms with grief while ex…
13 min
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Steve Zimmer: Less Than One Percent
Against the odds, animal-loving kid Steve Zimmer …
11 min
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Shayle Matsuda: My First Expedition As A Man
Marine biologist Shayle Matsuda adapts to his new…
13 min
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Brian Fisher: Living With The Pygmies
Alone in the African rainforest and on the brink …
12 min
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Matineh Eybpoosh: Being Good
Married young and used to giving up her own dream…
16 min
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Jeffrey Schell: Caught In The Rip Current
Oceanographer Jeffrey Schell finds himself in a r…
18 min
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Nisse Greenberg: What's In A Name
While teaching a math class, Nisse Greenberg is t…
12 min
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Karen Hopkin: Who's The Donor?
A panicked day leads Karen Hopkin to wonder if he…
14 min
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John Rennie: Crazy Mail
As an editor at Scientific American John Rennie d…
20 min
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Edward Frenkel: The Test
When Edward Frenkel is told he won't be accepted …
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Meredith White: How To Write A Testimony
Marine scientist Meredith has to navigate a whole…
13 min
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Nelson Lugo: A Simple Magic Trick
Nelson Lugo has a brilliant idea for his grade sc…
12 min
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Emily Caudill: Fading Notes
Musician Emily Caudill's life-saving chemotherapy…
17 min
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Erika Engelhaupt: The Science Of Speeding
Erika Engelhaupt is on a road trip out to DC when…
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Stephon Alexander: Physics Dreams
Physicist Stephon Alexander feels overwhelmed unt…
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Daniel Miller: Black Holes
At four years old, Daniel Miller became one of th…
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Daniel Engber: Distracting Mark Cuban
Daniel Engber risks derailing his PhD by constant…
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Eugene Lim: Colliding Universes
Cosmologist Eugene Lim is pulled into another wor…
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Ainissa Ramirez: Science Vs Football
Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez never connect…
15 min
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Annalise Kaylor: A Room Full Of Odds
A cancer diagnosis is only the start of the colla…
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