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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Nisse Greenberg: What's In A Name
While teaching a math class, Nisse Greenberg is t…
12 min
552
Karen Hopkin: Who's The Donor?
A panicked day leads Karen Hopkin to wonder if he…
14 min
553
John Rennie: Crazy Mail
As an editor at Scientific American John Rennie d…
20 min
554
Edward Frenkel: The Test
When Edward Frenkel is told he won't be accepted …
20 min
555
Meredith White: How To Write A Testimony
Marine scientist Meredith has to navigate a whole…
13 min
556
Nelson Lugo: A Simple Magic Trick
Nelson Lugo has a brilliant idea for his grade sc…
12 min
557
Emily Caudill: Fading Notes
Musician Emily Caudill's life-saving chemotherapy…
17 min
558
Erika Engelhaupt: The Science Of Speeding
Erika Engelhaupt is on a road trip out to DC when…
17 min
559
Stephon Alexander: Physics Dreams
Physicist Stephon Alexander feels overwhelmed unt…
13 min
560
Daniel Miller: Black Holes
At four years old, Daniel Miller became one of th…
17 min
561
Daniel Engber: Distracting Mark Cuban
Daniel Engber risks derailing his PhD by constant…
17 min
562
Eugene Lim: Colliding Universes
Cosmologist Eugene Lim is pulled into another wor…
19 min
563
Ainissa Ramirez: Science Vs Football
Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez never connect…
15 min
564
Annalise Kaylor: A Room Full Of Odds
A cancer diagnosis is only the start of the colla…
14 min
565
Allison Hartshorn: Common Ground
A relationship bridging the divide between scient…
12 min
566
Jodi Beggs: Kindergarten tycoon
Jodi Beggs's mother greatly underestimates how we…
20 min
567
Kathleen Raven: Hearing
Science writer Kathleen Raven's unexpected loss o…
13 min
568
Moran Cerf: Finding Fear
When he misses the opportunity to work with one o…
15 min
569
Sarah Schlesinger: Experimental Treatments
Immunologist Sarah Schlesinger must try to save h…
20 min
570
Marjorie Winther: Lighting A Fire
As a science teacher, Marjorie Winther has both e…
11 min
571
Margaret Geller: Mapping The Universe
As a grad student, Margaret Geller is invited to …
17 min
572
Carl Zimmer: Safety Carl Versus Gamera
Science writer Carl Zimmer grew up loving monster…
24 min
573
Abby Rabinowitz: Surrogate storytelling
Journalist Abby Rabinowitz embarks on a journey t…
18 min
574
Sara Seager: A New Search For Life
In the midst of her search for life on other plan…
16 min
575
Jack El-Hai: Too Close To The Subject
Writer Jack El-Hai worries about his own state of…
17 min