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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Lawrence David: An extreme self-study
Having lost his ambition to be a scientist, Lawre…
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Abby Pond: A quiet moment
When her dad is diagnosed with cancer, Abby Pond …
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Arran Frood: A therapeutic trip
Arran Frood is a science writer who specializes i…
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Adam Wade: Volcanic chemistry
In high school, Adam Wade falls for his lab partn…
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Heather Swain: The last hours of a rabid woman
When Heather Swain is told she has rabies, that t…
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Steve Mirsky: Why would you have a masters in c...
Questions arise when Steve Mirsky is introduced t…
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Ari Daniel Shapiro: Narwhal tagging in the arctic
As a grad student, Ari Daniel Shapiro has to tag …
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Brooke Borel: My dog's heart
A science writer is challenged when her dog comes…
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Rory Scholl: What I want is to smile again
Rory Scholl has to show up on day one to a new jo…
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Christine Gentry: Four lessons from my dad
Christine Gentry's rural, Vietnam vet father rare…
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Diane Kelly: Confronting death on the road
After turning to a unique field of study -- erect…
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Caroline Howe: A life in trash
A trip to India to work for an environmental prog…
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Greg Walloch: A walk in the park
A late-night excursion to a party turns absurd an…
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Sara Peters: Waiting for a seizure
With her epilepsy medication failing, Sara Peters…
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Tim Manley: A superhero goes to the hospital
As a six-year old, Tim Manley has to go to the ho…
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Love in a biophysics lab -- in memory of Michel...
We just heard the terrible news that Michelle Dob…
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Margot Leitman: The last thing I heard
Margot Leitman faces down doctors, friends and un…
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George Lombardi: Don't go in the water
In the Indian Ocean, doctor George Lombardi makes…
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Madeline Huberth: The turtle and the fish
Madeline Huberth confronts the imminent death of …
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Christopher Roussi: Sufficiently advanced magic
After becoming ill during a trip to Ecuador, DARP…
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