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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Performing Arts
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Tara Clancy: Adventures In Babymaking
The joys and dangers of getting pregnant for Tara…
18 min
552
Suze Kundu: A New Pair Of Shoes
Suze Kundu is forced to abandon dancing for mater…
12 min
553
Bethany Brookshire: A Perfect Mentor
Lost after arriving at grad school, Bethany Brook…
12 min
554
Justin Cameron: A Dangerous Trick
Sword swallower Justin Cameron gets an unexpected…
22 min
555
Alex Bellos: Your Favorite Number
Alex Bellos is surprised that people ask him what…
17 min
556
Ed Yong: Questioning A Hero
Ed Yong is ecstatic to get an interview with his …
19 min
557
Annalee Newitz: Honoring The Dead
Annalee Newitz comes to terms with grief while ex…
13 min
558
Shayle Matsuda: My First Expedition As A Man
Marine biologist Shayle Matsuda adapts to his new…
13 min
559
Brian Fisher: Living With The Pygmies
Alone in the African rainforest and on the brink …
12 min
560
Matineh Eybpoosh: Being Good
Married young and used to giving up her own dream…
16 min
561
Jeffrey Schell: Caught In The Rip Current
Oceanographer Jeffrey Schell finds himself in a r…
18 min
562
Nisse Greenberg: What's In A Name
While teaching a math class, Nisse Greenberg is t…
12 min
563
Karen Hopkin: Who's The Donor?
A panicked day leads Karen Hopkin to wonder if he…
14 min
564
John Rennie: Crazy Mail
As an editor at Scientific American John Rennie d…
20 min
565
Edward Frenkel: The Test
When Edward Frenkel is told he won't be accepted …
20 min
566
Meredith White: How To Write A Testimony
Marine scientist Meredith has to navigate a whole…
13 min
567
Nelson Lugo: A Simple Magic Trick
Nelson Lugo has a brilliant idea for his grade sc…
12 min
568
Emily Caudill: Fading Notes
Musician Emily Caudill's life-saving chemotherapy…
17 min
569
Erika Engelhaupt: The Science Of Speeding
Erika Engelhaupt is on a road trip out to DC when…
17 min
570
Stephon Alexander: Physics Dreams
Physicist Stephon Alexander feels overwhelmed unt…
13 min
571
Daniel Miller: Black Holes
At four years old, Daniel Miller became one of th…
17 min
572
Daniel Engber: Distracting Mark Cuban
Daniel Engber risks derailing his PhD by constant…
17 min
573
Eugene Lim: Colliding Universes
Cosmologist Eugene Lim is pulled into another wor…
19 min
574
Ainissa Ramirez: Science Vs Football
Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez never connect…
15 min
575
Annalise Kaylor: A Room Full Of Odds
A cancer diagnosis is only the start of the colla…
14 min