The Story Collider
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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...
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Blood & Guts: Stories about hemoglobin and intestines
In this week’s episode, we wade into the bloody (and sometimes gory) side of science.
Part 1: Shawn Musgrave wants to donate blood, but runs he...
Close Calls: Stories about near misses
In this week’s episode, our storytellers face life-or-death moments they’ll never forget.
Part 1: On a trip to Colombia for a research conferenc...
Best of Story Collider: Hypothesis
This week we present two classic stories from people who had hypotheses.
Part 1: Teaching sixth grade science becomes much more difficult when...
Knowledge: Stories from our workshops
In this week’s episode, we’re featuring two powerful stories born from our education program.
Part 1: As an undergraduate with no “real” science...
Reframe: Stories about art helping mental health
In this week’s episode, we explore how creativity, humor, and connection can be powerful tools for mental health and healing.
Part 1: When anxie...
Evictions: Stories of things that had to go
In this week’s episode, both storytellers face the challenge of evicting some very unwelcome guests.
Part 1: While housesitting for her uncle, J...
Best of Story Collider: Identity Crisis
This week we present two classic stories about people struggling with their identity.
Part 1: When science journalist Katherine Wu interviews a...
Becoming Your Hero: Stories about embodying a role model
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers transform into someone they admire—one quite literally, the other more figuratively.
Part 1: Wh...
Someone Else's Shoes: Stories about understanding others perspectives
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers are pushed out of their comfort zones—and challenged to see the world through someone else’s eyes.
Sticky Fingers: Stories about theft
In this week’s episode, we explore what pushes someone to steal, and how it feels to be the one robbed.
Part 1: With a potential cancer diagnosi...
Then Comes A Baby?: Stories about the choice to have children
This week’s episode dives into one of the most personal decisions many women face: whether or not to have children.
Part 1: When a piece of her...
Best of Story Collider: Acceptance
This week, we’re presenting stories about the struggle to find acceptance — whether it’s at Space Camp or in the United States of America.
Part...
Green Thumb: Stories about gardening
In this week’s episode, we’re getting into the weeds—literally—with two stories about how gardens and green spaces can take root in our lives in unexp...
Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces
This week’s special episode—produced in partnership with Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society at Georgia Tech – features two power...
Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share tales of well-intentioned choices gone wrong.
Part 1: In fourth grade, Ro Moran is thrill...
Best of Story Collider: Pride
To close out Pride Month this week, we're sharing a special best of episode featuring stories about coming out in science!
Part 1: Science educ...
Red Flag: Stories about toxic relationships
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers use a scientific lens to examine their worst relationships.
Part 1: Carlos Maza uses the plague...
Coming Out: Stories about sharing one's identity
In celebration of Pride Month, we’re sharing two stories about coming out with the help of science.
Part 1: After years of struggling with thei...
Pseudoscience: Stories about scientific misinformation
This week’s special episode—produced in partnership with Challenging Pseudoscience, at the Royal Institution, with support from the Open Society Found...
Best of Story Collider: Celebrating 15 Years
To kick off our big 15 year anniversary celebration, we’re re-sharing two stories from the storytellers you, the fans, voted as your favorite stories....
Moving On: Stories about letting go of a relationship
Some relationships stand the test of time—others unravel. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers explore what it means to heal, let go, and...
Hyperfixation: Stories about intense focus
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers become extremely fixated on something very specific.
Part 1: After being diagnosed with breast...
A Mother's Love: Stories honoring mothers
In honor of Mother’s Day, both of our storytellers share stories about their unique relationships with their moms.
Part 1: Rita Rigano always...
Missing Pieces: Stories about an unremembered friendship
In this week’s episode, Thomas Dixon and Rachel Robinson manage to build a friendship, despite not remembering the exact moments they shared.
Th...
Best of Story Collider: Justice
This week we present two stories from people who stood up against a system eager to tear them down.
Part 1: After a car crash alters Emily Winn'...
Freak Accident: Stories about highly unusual incidents
In this week’s episode, both our storytellers’ lives are altered by an unexpected mishap.
Part 1: When teenage Ron Hart accidentally walks thr...
Breaking Barriers: Stories about succeeding despite the odds
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share tales of persistence and beating the odds in order to pursue their scientific dreams.
Pa...
Not The One: Stories about ill-fated partners
Some people are meant to be together—but in this week’s episode, our storytellers discover they’re definitely not a match made in heaven.
Part 1...
Best of Story Collider: Fight or Flight
This week, we present two stories about confronting threats -- whether it’s actual physical danger or a threat to your career.
Part 1: Climate s...
Loss for Words: Stories about troubles communicating
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers struggle to get the right words out.
Part 1: After living with a stutter all her life, Sara St...
Spiritual Crossroads: Stories about conflicting beliefs
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers explore what happens when belief systems collide—and how science and empathy can help bridge the divi...
Family Ties: Stories about our roots
Is who we are shaped more by nature or nurture? It's a question science has grappled with for years. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers...
Best of Story Collider: Representation
In this week’s episode, both our storytellers examine the importance of diversity and representation in science – and not just in their research sampl...
Self-Image: Stories about how we see ourselves
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers experience a shift in how they see themselves.
Part 1: Fangfang Ruose fears that her prosthetic...
Will You Be My Valentine?: Stories about using science to find love
While love and science don’t often go hand-in-hand, this week, in celebration of Valentine’s Day, both of our stories are about finding love using sci...
Top Secret: Stories about things we hide
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share stories about times their deepest secrets were discovered.
Part 1: Growing up in Ghana, P...
Best of Story Collider: Chemistry
This week, we present two stories about science intersecting with love -- in both fortunate and unfortunate ways.
Part 1: Nothing can come betwe...
Excluded: Stories about being left out
Few things sting more than being on the outside looking in. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share deeply personal accounts of feeling...
Adapt: Stories about adjusting to new conditions
Being able to change to meet one’s circumstances is essential to survival. As HG Wells famously wrote: “adapt or perish.” In this week’s episode, both...
Tough Gigs: Stories about unsuitable jobs
From bizarre job requirements to downright horrible bosses, sometimes our jobs just don’t fit. In this week’s episode, both our storytellers share sto...