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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Arts
Performing Arts
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Jodi Beggs: Kindergarten tycoon
Jodi Beggs's mother greatly underestimates how we…
20 min
577
Kathleen Raven: Hearing
Science writer Kathleen Raven's unexpected loss o…
13 min
578
Moran Cerf: Finding Fear
When he misses the opportunity to work with one o…
15 min
579
Sarah Schlesinger: Experimental Treatments
Immunologist Sarah Schlesinger must try to save h…
20 min
580
Marjorie Winther: Lighting A Fire
As a science teacher, Marjorie Winther has both e…
11 min
581
Margaret Geller: Mapping The Universe
As a grad student, Margaret Geller is invited to …
17 min
582
Carl Zimmer: Safety Carl Versus Gamera
Science writer Carl Zimmer grew up loving monster…
24 min
583
Abby Rabinowitz: Surrogate storytelling
Journalist Abby Rabinowitz embarks on a journey t…
18 min
584
Sara Seager: A New Search For Life
In the midst of her search for life on other plan…
16 min
585
Jack El-Hai: Too Close To The Subject
Writer Jack El-Hai worries about his own state of…
17 min
586
Baratunde Cola: The Comeback
Doomed to be the waterboy after tearing his ACL, …
14 min
587
Nick Hud: The Origin Of Life
For years, chemist Nick Hud struggles to share hi…
13 min
588
Amy Cuddy: Passing As Myself
After a terrible head injury, Amy Cuddy wakes up …
23 min
589
Shannon Cason: The perfect solution
Shannon Cason turns to science to save his tumult…
12 min
590
Deena Walker: Just Like My Sister
When anxiety begins to overtake her, biology stud…
14 min
591
Charles van Rees: Suffering For Science
Charles Van Rees desperately pursues a bird throu…
14 min
592
Amy: The Caretaker Look
Amy is passionate about becoming a hospice …
15 min
593
Rabiah Mayas: Identical Twins
An accidental revelation causes Rabiah Mayas to q…
12 min
594
Jesse Dunietz: Star of the science team
Jesse Dunietz wasn't thrilled to be the one assig…
15 min
595
Skylar Bayer: Phoning Home From Alvin
Marine biologist Skylar Bayer faces her fears to …
15 min
596
Tonia Pinheiro: Double dose
Tonia Pinheiro is conflicted when her doctor's in…
13 min
597
Brad Lawrence: The end of the world
For a young Brad Lawrence, fears of a nuclear apo…
13 min
598
Rowena Fletcher-Wood: Diffraction
As a chemistry student, Rowena Fletcher-Wood has …
18 min
599
Kishore Hari: We will rock the Earth
When Kishore Hari is hired to run a new science f…
15 min
600
Julian Parker: A plane nerd
After abandoning a love of flying, a former milit…
12 min