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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Baratunde Cola: The Comeback
Doomed to be the waterboy after tearing his ACL, …
14 min
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Nick Hud: The Origin Of Life
For years, chemist Nick Hud struggles to share hi…
13 min
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Amy Cuddy: Passing As Myself
After a terrible head injury, Amy Cuddy wakes up …
23 min
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Shannon Cason: The perfect solution
Shannon Cason turns to science to save his tumult…
12 min
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Deena Walker: Just Like My Sister
When anxiety begins to overtake her, biology stud…
14 min
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Charles van Rees: Suffering For Science
Charles Van Rees desperately pursues a bird throu…
14 min
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Amy: The Caretaker Look
Amy is passionate about becoming a hospice …
15 min
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Rabiah Mayas: Identical Twins
An accidental revelation causes Rabiah Mayas to q…
12 min
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Jesse Dunietz: Star of the science team
Jesse Dunietz wasn't thrilled to be the one assig…
15 min
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Skylar Bayer: Phoning Home From Alvin
Marine biologist Skylar Bayer faces her fears to …
15 min
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Tonia Pinheiro: Double dose
Tonia Pinheiro is conflicted when her doctor's in…
13 min
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Brad Lawrence: The end of the world
For a young Brad Lawrence, fears of a nuclear apo…
13 min
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Rowena Fletcher-Wood: Diffraction
As a chemistry student, Rowena Fletcher-Wood has …
18 min
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Kishore Hari: We will rock the Earth
When Kishore Hari is hired to run a new science f…
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Julian Parker: A plane nerd
After abandoning a love of flying, a former milit…
12 min
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Anna Wexler: A crucial choice
There is one rule more important than any other i…
14 min
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Saad Sarwana: A muslim, a physicist, and a come...
Pakistan-born physicist Saad Sarwana gets a visit…
10 min
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David Epstein: A turn on the track
When tragedy strikes his high school friend, Davi…
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Danielle N. Lee: Working twice as hard
As a woman of color working in science, Danielle …
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Pete Etchells: The next level
Psychologist Pete Etchells' father inspired him -…
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Craig Lehocky: Do you always talk like that?
While studying bioengineering, Craig Lehocky disc…
14 min
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Special Episode - Outtakes! (And a request for ...
The Story Collider needs your help! Our initial f…
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Saswato R. Das: Wrong number
A wrong number to a friend in Sri Lanka leads Sas…
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Jim O'Grady: You, me, and the monkey
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Deborah Blum: A taste of nature
At age 7, Deborah Blum starts a mystery when she …
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