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The Story Collider — 734 episodes

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Best of Story Collider: Revelations

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On the Edge: Stories about not having control

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Knowledge Gap: Stories about broken education systems

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A Long Way From Home: Stories about being an immigrant scientist

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Best of Story Collider: Loneliness

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Not a Straight Line: Stories about becoming a science journalist

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Manhood: Stories about masculinity

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Speak Up: Stories about self-advocacy

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Thalassophobia: Stories about fear of the ocean

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Best of Story Collider: Love and Technology

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Above and Beyond: Stories about the lengths we go to for loved ones

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Gluten: Stories about the love of bread

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Trying: Stories about fertility

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Best of Story Collider: Leaving Home

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In Memory Of: Stories about honoring loved ones

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Balaena: Stories about whales

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Impending Doom: Stories about facing the scary unknown

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A Science Journalist Tries to Hack Heartbreak | From A Slight Change of Plans

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Outer Layer: Stories about literal and metaphorical shields

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Stories of Urban Climate Change: Air

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Stories of Urban Climate Change: Fire

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Stories of Urban Climate Change: Water

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Stories of Urban Climate Change: Earth

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Best of Story Collider: Women in Science

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Stories of Urban Climate Change

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Chorea: Stories about science and dance

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Where Does It Hurt: Stories about the importance of compassion in healthcare

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Tresses: Stories about the power of hair

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Best of Story Collider: Navigating Whiteness

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Like Me: Stories about finding representation in STEM

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Anti-Love: Stories about heartbreak and break ups

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Pay It Forward: Stories from CZI's Rare As One Project

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Best of Story Collider: Dating by the Numbers

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Misinformation: Stories about the impact of false information

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Choice: Stories about struggling to make the right call

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AI: Stories about artificial intelligence

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Hubris: Stories about over-confidence

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Best of Story Collider: A Whole New World

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Don't Be Dramatic: Stories about downplaying it

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Coasting: Stories about having it easy

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Attitude: Stories about inner strength

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Best of Story Collider: Animal Rescue

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Bad News: Stories about tough conversations

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In Deep: Stories about being in over your head

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Silenced Science: Stories about the suppression of science

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Best of Story Collider: Fear

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Bad Trip: Stories about a negative drug-taking experience

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OCD: Stories about obsessive compulsive disorder

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Blood & Guts: Stories about hemoglobin and intestines

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Close Calls: Stories about near misses

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Best of Story Collider: Hypothesis

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Knowledge: Stories from our workshops

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Reframe: Stories about art helping mental health

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Evictions: Stories of things that had to go

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Best of Story Collider: Identity Crisis

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Becoming Your Hero: Stories about embodying a role model

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Someone Else's Shoes: Stories about understanding others perspectives

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Sticky Fingers: Stories about theft

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Then Comes A Baby?: Stories about the choice to have children

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Best of Story Collider: Acceptance

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Green Thumb: Stories about gardening

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Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces

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Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes

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Best of Story Collider: Pride

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Red Flag: Stories about toxic relationships

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Coming Out: Stories about sharing one's identity

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Pseudoscience: Stories about scientific misinformation

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Best of Story Collider: Celebrating 15 Years

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Moving On: Stories about letting go of a relationship

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Hyperfixation: Stories about intense focus

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A Mother's Love: Stories honoring mothers

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Missing Pieces: Stories about an unremembered friendship

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Best of Story Collider: Justice

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Freak Accident: Stories about highly unusual incidents

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Breaking Barriers: Stories about succeeding despite the odds

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Not The One: Stories about ill-fated partners

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Best of Story Collider: Fight or Flight

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Loss for Words: Stories about troubles communicating

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Spiritual Crossroads: Stories about conflicting beliefs

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Family Ties: Stories about our roots

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Best of Story Collider: Representation

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Self-Image: Stories about how we see ourselves

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Will You Be My Valentine?: Stories about using science to find love

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Top Secret: Stories about things we hide

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Best of Story Collider: Chemistry

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Excluded: Stories about being left out

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Adapt: Stories about adjusting to new conditions

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Tough Gigs: Stories about unsuitable jobs

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Unlikely Heroes: Stories about coming to the rescue

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Best of Story Collider: Good and Evil

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Gambling: Stories about risk versus reward

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Birds: Stories about avifauna

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Cures: Stories about getting better

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Best of Story Collider: Bad Days in the Field

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You Belong Here: Stories from the Allen Institute

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Digital Bonds: Stories about technology

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The System is Broken: Stories about problems with health care

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Boundaries: Stories about self-care

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Best of Story Collider: Origin Stories

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Haters: Stories about internet trolls

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Pile It On: Stories about being overwhelmed

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Quest for Friendship: Stories about finding pals

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Best of Story Collider: Trials by Fire

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For The Love of Science: Stories about passion

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Parenting Parents: Stories about looking after parents

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Hive Mind: Stories about beekeeping

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Best Of Story Collider: Science Saved My Life

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Goodbyes: Stories about saying goodbye to a loved one

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Vaginas: Stories about the female anatomy

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Identity Crisis: Stories about defining yourself

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With A Little Help: Stories about the power of really good friends

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Genetic Mysteries: Stories about unravelling DNA secrets

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Food Fights: Stories about trouble eating

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Into Shape: Stories about losing weight

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Disability Pride: Stories in honor of Disability Pride Month

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Prom King and Queen: Stories from our fourth Proton Prom

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Outsiders: Stories about feeling foreign

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At First You Don't Succeed: Stories about trying again

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LGTBQIA2S+: Stories in celebration of Pride Month

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Clueless: Stories about not knowing

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Mispronunciation: Stories about how we say things

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Incompetence: Stories about lacking skills

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Mothering: Stories about being a mom

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Birds & The Bees: Stories about sex

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Imposter Syndrome: Stories about not feeling good enough

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Facing Death: Stories about confronting one's mortality

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Full Circle: Stories about going back to the start

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This Is Why We Play: Stories about motivation

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Disgust: Stories about feeling revulsion

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Taking You With Me: Stories about precious memories

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Checking On You: Stories about concern for others

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Pi vs. Pie: Stories about Pi Day

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Temperature Rising: Stories about forest fires

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Am I The Problem?: Stories from CZI's Rare As One Project

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Love Story: Stories with a happily ever after

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Peer Review: Stories about other people's opinions

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Postpartum: Stories about postpartum depression

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Faith: Stories about religion and science

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Failure: Stories about failing in science

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Hallucinogenics: Stories about tripping

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Life and Death: Stories about our relationship with death

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Fresh Start: Stories about new beginnings

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A Child Is Born: Stories about labor and delivery

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DIY: Stories about doing science oneself

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Bringing My Whole Self: Stories about being yourself in science

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Active Participant: Stories about being a research subject

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Reality: Stories about one's perception of real life

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Career Path: Stories about career journeys

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Shame: Stories about things we hide

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Politics: Stories about the political side of science

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Paradoxical: Stories about thoughts we shouldn't have

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Anxious Mind: Stories about troublesome worries

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Helping Hand: Stories about the kindness of strangers

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New Normal: Stories about finding a new way of being

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Reclamation: Stories about setting something right

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Mortified: Stories about embarrassing situations

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Searching: Stories about trying to find something

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Food Science: Stories about things we eat

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Break Ups: Stories about the end of a relationship

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Uncharted: Stories about disability in STEM

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Job Search: Stories about finding employment

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Burn Out: Stories about mental exhaustion

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Overthinking: Stories about repetitive thoughts

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Fish Out of Water: Stories about feeling out of one's element

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Standing Your Ground: Stories about sticking up for yourself

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POV: Stories about others' point of view

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Resurfacing: Stories about coming back to oneself

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Extracurricular Activities: Stories about life outside of science

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Rich Tackenberg: A psychic in West Hollywood

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Fatherhood: Stories about dads

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Unpleasant Sensations: Stories about being uncomfortable

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Systematic Errors: Stories about failed experiments

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Initiations: Stories about proving oneself

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Learning: Stories from our workshops

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Motherhood: Stories about becoming a mom

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Expertise: Stories about knowledge

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Skin Deep: Stories about racial disparities

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Against the Odds: Stories from CZI's Rare As One Project

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Fear in the Lab: Stories about confronting danger

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Observations: Stories about noticing the details

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Mariah Wilson: Anything To See A Forest Elephant

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Road Not Taken: Stories about what could have been

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Lies: Stories about playing along

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Community: Stories about finding a place to belong

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Dogs: Stories about our furry friends

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Katie Moriarty: The Mystical Wolverine

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Discovery: Stories about uncovering something new

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In the Name of Love: Stories about the romantic side of science

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Extra Mile: Stories about going over and above

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Volunteered: Stories about unwanted jobs

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Evolution: Stories about our changing relationship with science

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Misinterpretation: Stories about misreading the situation

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Trial and Error: Stories about problem solving

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Sport Science: Stories about the athletic side of science

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The Road to Science: Stories about winding paths to science

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Flora: Stories from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

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Body Image: Stories about physical appearance

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All-Star: Stories from our All-Star Slam challengers

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Unlikely Paths: Stories from the Institute for Genomic Biology

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Borders: Stories about divisions

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Pain: Stories about unpleasant physical sensations

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Gross Science: Stories about the yucky parts of science

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Expect the Unexpected: Stories about unforeseen circumstances

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Childhood Dreams: Stories about youthful aspirations

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Calling: Stories about one's vocation

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Blending In: Stories about trying to belong

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Healing Power of Nature: Stories about finding peace outside

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Overachieving: Stories about going above and beyond

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Unconventional Friendships: Stories about unlikely pairs

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Strength in Numbers: Stories from Latasha Wright

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Phobias: Stories about fears

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Out of Place: Stories about feeling like an outsider

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Anomaly: Stories about rare diseases

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Taken Seriously: Stories about wanting respect

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Story Collider En Español: Historias científicas en español

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Anxiety: Stories about feelings of worry

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Good Intentions: Stories about meaning well

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Anticipation: Stories about expectations

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Healing: Stories about getting better

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Bodies: Stories about anatomy

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Tenacity: Stories about perseverance

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Father's Day: Stories about dads

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Prom Night: Stories from Proton Prom

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Mysteries: Stories about enigmas

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Becoming: Stories about growing into yourself

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Obsession: Stories about scientific fixations

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Proton Prom: Stories from our Proton Prom storytellers

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DNA: Stories about genetics

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Fitting In: Stories about belonging

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Near Death Experiences: Stories about close calls

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Passing the Test: Stories about making the grade

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Grief: Stories about dealing with loss

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On the Spectrum: Stories about being neurodivergent

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Science of Gender: Stories outside the binary

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Diabetes Awareness: Stories about dealing with diabetes

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Pi Day: Stories about a very specific number

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The Miracle of Life: Stories about birth

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Work: Stories about science as a job

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Unconventional Methods: Stories about finding a different way

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In & Out of Love With Science: Stories about relationships with STEM

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Representation: Stories about diversity in STEM

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Validity: Stories about finding validation

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Paradigm Shift: Stories about the moment when everything changes

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BUGS: Stories about creepy crawlies

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Going Out: Stories about what makes the world scary

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A Magical Night: Stories about moments when science was magic

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A Little Help: Stories about needing support

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Respect: Stories about demanding to be seen

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Human Reproduction: Stories about how we learn about sex

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Looking the Part: Stories about what a scientist looks like

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Becoming a Scientist: Stories about what it means to be a scientist

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Not Alone: Stories from CZI's Rare As One Project

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Inspiring: Stories about telling #MyScienceStory

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Apprentices: Stories about mentors who shaped us

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What Now?: Stories about coping after loss

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Hazards: Stories about encountering danger in the field

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Beauty of Science: Stories from Grow by Ginkgo

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Stories of COVID-19: Uncertain Future

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Stories of COVID-19: Balance

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Stories of COVID-19: Pandemic Love Stories

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Stories of COVID-19: Under the Same Roof

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Stories of COVID-19: Fear

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Stories of COVID-19: Before and After

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Human Nature: Roots

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Human Nature: Stories about Humility

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Human Nature: Stories of Resilience

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Human Nature: Stories about Hope

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Human Nature: Stories about Perspective

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Human Nature: Courage

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Human Nature: Stories About Confidence

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Human Nature: Coming of Age Stories

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Incarceration: Stories about science and prison

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Women in Science: Stories from women's scientific careers

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Trapped: Stories about being stuck

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Celebrating 11 Years: Our Founder's Favorites

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Celebrating 11 Years: The Proton Prom

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Celebrating 11 Years: Highlights from Our Online Shows

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Celebrating 11 Years: Our Favorite Stories from Years Past

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Stories of COVID-19: Neighbors

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Stories of COVID-19: Masks

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Stories of COVID-19: Separation

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Stories of COVID-19: Teachers

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Stories of COVID-19: On the Job

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Two Sides Mini-Series, Part 3: On Time

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Two Sides Mini-Series, Part 2: My Heroes

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Two Sides Mini-Series, Part 1: Two Apartments

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BONUS: Migration

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BONUS: Champions

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Stories of COVID-19: Love, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Love, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Clarity, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Clarity, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Community, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Community, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Home, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Home, Part 1

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BONUS: "Except Me" by Sam Long

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Stories of COVID-19: Generations, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Generations, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Connection, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Connections, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Decisions, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Decisions, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Adaptation, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Adaptation, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Cooperation, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Cooperation, Part 1

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Stories of COVID-19: Contact, Part 2

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Stories of COVID-19: Contact, Part 1

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TRAILER: Stories of COVID-19

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A Special Announcement

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Epidemic Response Part 2: Stories about past epidemics

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Epidemic Response Part 1: Stories about past epidemics

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Spiraling: Stories of losing control

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Ocean Discovery: Stories about what we discover at sea

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Strangers: Stories about the people we don't know

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A Little Luck: Stories about needing luck to get by

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Childhood Experiments: Stories about being scientists before we were ready

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Family: Stories about the people we hold dearest

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Research: Stories about becoming a part of the process

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Coincidences: Stories about looking for a chance encounter

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Animal Rescue: Stories about animals who need our help

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Challenges: Stories about challenges we didn't know we needed to face

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Scientists in Love: Stories about the fantasies

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Shame: Stories about the judgment of others

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Help from Family Part 2: Stories about taking care of relatives

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Help from Family Part 1: Stories about complicated relationships

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Out on my Own: Stories about going away from home

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Navigating Whiteness: Stories from Black educators

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Saving Dad: Stories about fathers who needed a helping hand

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Rebirth: Stories about recovering from pain

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BONUS EPISODE: Bias: A story about institutional racism

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Memories: Stories about memories left unformed

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Impressions: Stories about our relationships to data

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Celebrating 10 Years: Our favorite stories

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Becoming Mom: Stories about wanting to mother

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Something's Not Right: Stories about needing to figure things out

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When I Was a Scientist: Stories about an earlier life

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Unprepared: Stories about unprepared parents

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Revelations: Stories about big reveals

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Emergency: Stories about urgent situations

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Asking for Help: Stories about needing assistance

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Desperate Times: Stories about resorting to desperate measures

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Math Class: Stories about adventures in math education

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Barriers: Stories about what stood in our way

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Leap of Faith: Stories about finding and losing faith

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A Whole New World: Stories about having to take on the challenge of a whole new existence

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Sex Ed: Stories about the education of sexuality

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Love and Technology: Stories about the technology that alters our lives

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Mothers and Sons: Stories about the love between mothers and sons

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Code of Ethics: Stories about doing the right thing

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Identity Crisis: Stories about what makes us who we are

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Hypothesis: Stories about having a question that needs answering

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Leaving Home: Stories about having to leave in order to find home

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Shoot for the Stars: Stories about people who look to the night sky for inspiration

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Dating by the Numbers: Stories about the romantic side of numbers

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A Scientist is Born: Stories that cross generations

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Justice: Stories about righteous determination

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BONUS: Behind the Scenes, Episode 1: Stage Fright

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Thankful: Stories about gratitude

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Outsiders: Stories about seeing things from the outside

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Wild: Stories about humans and animals coexisting

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Late Diagnosis: Stories about being diagnosed as an adult

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Crushes: Stories about scientists in love

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Cursed: Stories about superstitions

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Leadership: Stories about responsibility

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Silence: Stories about finding our voices

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My First Science: Stories about early experiences with science

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On the Scene: Stories about showing up when disaster strikes

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BONUS: Before and After: Stories that evolve over time

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Miseducation: Stories about what happens in the classroom

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Secrets: Stories about the things we keep to ourselves

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Proving Myself: Stories about fighting distrust

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Labor Day: Stories about trying to make a baby

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Surgery: Stories about operations

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BONUS: Power of Patients: Stories about taking back the narrative

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The College Years: Stories about leaving home for university

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My Parent's Child: Stories about taking care of those who took care of us

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Saving the World: Stories about trying to be the savior

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Dream Deferred: Stories about hitting roadblocks

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Private Parts: Stories about the science of intimate areas

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Concern: Stories about being worried

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Marriage: Stories about making it work

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Youthful Indiscretions: Stories about being Young and Dumb

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Strength: Stories about searching for what makes us strong

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Adventures with Dads: Stories about chasing down our fathers

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Underwater: Stories about swimming deeper

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Plan B: Stories about people needing a backup plan

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Mental Health: Stories about having crises of the mind - Part 2

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Mental Health: Stories about having crises of the mind - Part 1

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Moms of Science: Stories about being mothers and scientists

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Confidence: Stories about finding your voice

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The Joy of Cats: Stories about our feline friends

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Older and Wiser: Stories about growing up

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Limelight: Stories about being the voice of science

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Peace: Stories about searching for solace

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New Places: Stories about being somewhere new

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Ocean Adventures: Stories about the swashbuckling high seas

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Teamwork: Stories about working together

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Circles: Stories about coming back around

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Mentors: Stories about who helps us find our way

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Inspiration: Stories about what inspires us

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Heredity: Stories about where we come from

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In Love with Science: Stories about Loving Science

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Danger: Stories about life-threatening situations

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Courage: Stories about standing up for yourself

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Acceptance: Stories about belonging

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Stress: Stories about being under pressure

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Just a Number: Stories about age and science

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Carpe Diem: Stories about seizing the day

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New Friends: Stories about unexpected connections

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Science vs. Love: Stories about the battle between head and heart

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Science Gets Personal: Stories about science getting real

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Moments of Truth: Stories about pivotal moments

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Parents: Stories about moms and dads

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Getting In: Stories about making the grade

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Pregnancy: Stories about the science of having a baby

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Bodies: Stories About the Skin We're In

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Fear: Stories of daring adventures in science

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Rescue: Stories about taking care of others

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Cancer Sucks: Stories from cancer survivors

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Sense of Touch: Stories about the power of contact

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Overwhelmed: Stories about being in over our heads

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Science Saved My Life: Stories about life-saving passion

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Following Directions: Stories about improvising

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Expectations: Stories about surprising discoveries

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Trials by Fire: Stories about difficult paths to science

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Abortion: Stories from doctors and patients - Part 2

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Abortion: Stories from doctors and patients - Part 1

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Leaving Home: Stories about the places we're from

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Help: Stories about desperate situations

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Bright Ideas: Stories about inspiration

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Me vs. My Brain: Stories about losing your self

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Loneliness: Stories about finding friends

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Surprises: Stories about the unexpected

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Mortality: Stories about confronting death

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The Science of Dating: Stories about sex and romance

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Responsibility: Stories about leadership

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Pride: Stories about coming out in science

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Unfamiliar Territory: Stories about journeys to new places

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In Honor of Father's Day: Stories about complicated dads

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Forever: Stories about unbreakable bonds

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Coming of Age: Stories about growing up

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Science Fiction: Stories about aliens and zombies

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Different: Stories about standing out in a crowd

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In Honor of Mother's Day: Stories about moms

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Identity: Stories about figuring out who we are

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Challenges: Stories about overcoming obstacles

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Dreams: Stories about ambition

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Fight or Flight: Stories about confronting threats

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Science Communication: Stories about spreading the word

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New Beginnings: Stories about starting over

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Women in Science: Stories about defying expectations

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Generations: Stories about passing science down

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In Honor of Pi Day: Stories about math

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Innovation: Stories about creative ideas

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Double Lives: Stories about loving both science and art

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Black Holes: Stories about dark times

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Heartbreak: Stories about times science breaks our hearts

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Recovery: Stories about responding to crises

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Good and Evil: Stories about the science of gray areas

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Bad Days in the Field: Stories about fieldwork frustrations

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Origin Stories: Stories about paths to becoming a scientist

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Math Problems: Stories about struggles with math

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Home: Stories about science and community

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The Science of Growing Up: Stories about coming of age

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Life and Death: Stories of loss and resilience

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Doubt: Stories about moments of uncertainty in science

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Psychotropic Substances: Stories about altered states

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The Bats and the Bees: Stories about winged wildlife

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Reflection: Stories about our sense of self

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DNA: Stories about family

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Maternal Bond: Stories about moms and their kids

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Pressure: Stories about stressful situations

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Adaptation: Stories about survival

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Invisibility: Stories about hiding in plain sight

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Perception: Stories about tricks of the mind

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Migration: Stories about journeys home

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Attachment: Stories of powerful bonds

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Identification: Stories about who we are

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Chemistry: Stories about falling in love

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Metamorphosis: Stories of radical change

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Exploration: Stories about facing new challenges

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Boiling Point: Stories of reaching points of crisis

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Zoology: Stories about wild animals

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Epidemic: Stories about medical crises

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Magnetism: Stories about attraction

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Death: Stories about untimely ends

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Evolution: Stories about evolving as people

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Friction: Stories of difficult relationships in science

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Independent Research: Stories of setting off on our own

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Oil: Stories from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Paternal Bonds: Stories about dads

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Symbiosis: Stories about teamwork

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Early Childhood Development: Stories about growth

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Working Memory: Stories about how memory shapes us

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Standard Deviation: Stories about unusual encounters

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Maternal Instinct: Stories about moms

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Hard Science: Stories about journeys into physics

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Syzygy: Stories of celestial alignment

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Resistance: Stories about fighting oppression

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Transformation: Stories about changing states

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Technological Advancements: Stories about the ways technology impacts our lives

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Observational Error: Stories about the overlooked

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Isolation: Stories about loneliness

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Habitat Loss: Stories of changing environments

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In the Field: Stories about venturing into the wild

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Natural Habitats: Stories of finding where we belong

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Predators: Stories about confronting danger

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Fear Response: Stories about conquering fear

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Oxytocin: Stories of love gone wrong

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Research: Stories about the places studies take us

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Outliers: Stories of unusual outcomes

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Baseline: Stories about starting points

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Excited State: Stories about exhilerating experiences

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Exposure: Stories about new experiences

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Adam Becker: The Solar System

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Mary Ann Allen: My Friend Lovey

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Rebecca Brachman: Deadly Mistake

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Emily Grossman: Crying in Science

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Amanda Buch: My Father's Brain

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Matt Hartings: My Bacon Number

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Chiara Mariottini: Lost in Translation

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Wes Hazard: Everything Is Wrong

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Amy Oestreicher: Life Without a Stomach

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Jana Watson-Capps: Shark-Infested Waters

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Herman Pontzer: Burning Calories

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Layne Jackson Hubbard: Still Myself

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Aparna Nancherla: By Any Means Necessary

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Patrick Freeman: Elephant Time

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Rachel Yehuda: Cause and Effect

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Ira Flatow: The Sound of the Falls

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Wyatt Cenac: Driving Drunk for Science

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Paula Croxson: How Cold Is Too Cold?

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Ben Lillie: The Truth About My Grandfather

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Elana Lancaster: The Egg & the Equinox

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Skylar Bayer: The Hummingbird of Doom

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Aaron Wolfe: The Inseminator

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Jo Firestone: A Sex Education

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MaryAnn Wilbur: Two Pregnancies

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Henry Duffy: 97 Days On Pitcairn Island

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Nathan Boll: What Else Is Out There?

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Nitin Ron: Babies and Mountains

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Emily Mullin: Losing My Voice

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Jeff Sparr: Obsession

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Amanda Duffy: A Picture of My Brain

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David Russell: In The Name Of Love

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Rochelle Williams: Potential

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Steve Crabtree: Painting A Nuclear Submarine

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Brion Randolph: Curiosity Saves The Cats

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Dawn Fraser: The Mission

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Bill Harwood: How A Chemist Becomes A Cop

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Nneze Akwiwu: The First Female President Of Nigeria

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Chris Duffy: A Comedian Walks Into Some Neuroscience

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Kia: Control

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Amanda Stockton: The Girl With The Big Nose

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Dan Daneshvar: Making The Death Call

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558

Joe Palca: 175 Riverside Drive

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Erika Engelhaupt: Fear Of Flying

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560

Maryam Zaringhalam: Cheating My Way To Smart

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Jonaki Bhattacharyya: Losing Control

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David Putrino: Medical Records

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563

Saad Sarwana: The Math Test

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Rachel Fairbank: Scientist Or Subject?

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Abhishek Shah: Waste Disposal

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Brian Kennedy: The Back-Up Plan

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567

Kaća Bradonjić: The Nature Of Space And Time

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Ali Mattu: My Brother The Trekkie

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Anna Nicanarova: Playing Sick

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Tom Levenson: Henry

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Adam Foote: The Sea Urchin Massacre

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Neer Asherie: The Milk Heist

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Rachel Pendergrass: A Bad Day At The Aquarium

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Alan Guth: Stumbling To Inflation

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Adam Rogers: Separating Cells

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April Salazar: The Heart Adapts

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Jimmy Wohl: Calmfidence

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Erik Vance: Is This Biology?

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Aerin Jacob: Lessons From The Man With A Machine Gun

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Nicole Ferraro: The Summer Of West Nile

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Teppei Katori: Becoming American

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John Rennie: The Downside Of Being The Boss

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Adriana Salerno: A Different Kind Of Problem

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Brittany Bushnell: A Neuroscientist With A Brain Tumor

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Nate Charles Troisi: Family Chemistry

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David Moinina Sengeh: Whose Story Is It?

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Tara Lagu: Quitting The Lab To Save The World

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Karen James: I Could Be an Astronaut

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Erica Ferencik: My Dad & His Mice

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George Church: Playing With Fire

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John Dimandja: The First Day Of Class

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Diana Reiss: Who is training who?

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Uzma Rizvi: Being an Archaeologist

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Brian Wecht: The Littlest Experiment

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Jessica Henkel: Stuck

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Carter Edwards: Brontosaurus Claus

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Rose Eveleth: Looking For Help

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Virendra Singh: Farm To School

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Sean Carroll: What Would Stephen Hawking Do?

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Carl Hart: My Cousin's Meds

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David Kipping: Falling To Other Worlds

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Chris Gunter: My Prosthetic

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Bradford Jordan: The Brain In The Trunk

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Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?

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Elin Roberts: The Bacon Sandwich

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Jon Ronson: Jon Ronson Vs Jon_Ronson

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Molly Payne Wynne: An Accomplice To Fish Murder

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Bianca Jones Marlin: It's Because She's Black

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Hillary Rea: A Standard Pregnancy

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Adam Becker: How To Save Your PhD Supervisor

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Erin Barker: Plants And People

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Indre Viskontas: The Man Chart

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David Epstein: Holographic Supplements

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Tara Clancy: Adventures In Babymaking

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Suze Kundu: A New Pair Of Shoes

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Bethany Brookshire: A Perfect Mentor

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Justin Cameron: A Dangerous Trick

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Alex Bellos: Your Favorite Number

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Ed Yong: Questioning A Hero

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Annalee Newitz: Honoring The Dead

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Shayle Matsuda: My First Expedition As A Man

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Brian Fisher: Living With The Pygmies

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Matineh Eybpoosh: Being Good

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Jeffrey Schell: Caught In The Rip Current

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Nisse Greenberg: What's In A Name

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Karen Hopkin: Who's The Donor?

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John Rennie: Crazy Mail

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Edward Frenkel: The Test

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Meredith White: How To Write A Testimony

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Nelson Lugo: A Simple Magic Trick

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Emily Caudill: Fading Notes

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Erika Engelhaupt: The Science Of Speeding

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Stephon Alexander: Physics Dreams

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Daniel Miller: Black Holes

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Daniel Engber: Distracting Mark Cuban

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Eugene Lim: Colliding Universes

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Ainissa Ramirez: Science Vs Football

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Annalise Kaylor: A Room Full Of Odds

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Allison Hartshorn: Common Ground

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Jodi Beggs: Kindergarten tycoon

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Kathleen Raven: Hearing

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Moran Cerf: Finding Fear

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Sarah Schlesinger: Experimental Treatments

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Marjorie Winther: Lighting A Fire

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Margaret Geller: Mapping The Universe

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Carl Zimmer: Safety Carl Versus Gamera

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Abby Rabinowitz: Surrogate storytelling

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Sara Seager: A New Search For Life

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Jack El-Hai: Too Close To The Subject

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Baratunde Cola: The Comeback

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Nick Hud: The Origin Of Life

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Amy Cuddy: Passing As Myself

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Shannon Cason: The perfect solution

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Deena Walker: Just Like My Sister

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Charles van Rees: Suffering For Science

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Amy: The Caretaker Look

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Rabiah Mayas: Identical Twins

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Jesse Dunietz: Star of the science team

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Skylar Bayer: Phoning Home From Alvin

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Tonia Pinheiro: Double dose

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Brad Lawrence: The end of the world

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Rowena Fletcher-Wood: Diffraction

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Kishore Hari: We will rock the Earth

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Julian Parker: A plane nerd

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Anna Wexler: A crucial choice

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Saad Sarwana: A muslim, a physicist, and a comedian...

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David Epstein: A turn on the track

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Danielle N. Lee: Working twice as hard

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Pete Etchells: The next level

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Craig Lehocky: Do you always talk like that?

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671

Special Episode - Outtakes! (And a request for help)

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672

Saswato R. Das: Wrong number

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Jim O'Grady: You, me, and the monkey

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Deborah Blum: A taste of nature

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Victor Hwang: Spacecraft are never late

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Eliza Strickland: Lost in the deep

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Emily Graslie: From landscapes to taxidermy

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Alan Lightman: More than just the equations

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679

Robin Dessel: Sex and the nursing home

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Stephanie Nothelle: A last cup of coffee

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Aviva Hope Rutkin: Sensory substitution

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Richard Pollack: The wobbly table

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John Rennie: The lab safety officer

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Darcy Burke: The mountain lion book

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Aditi: How to impress your graduate advisor

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Kimberly Rae Miller: Let's fix dad

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Sara Peters and Peter Aguero: Praying for a seizure

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Ben Moskowitz: Cheating the snake

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Alex Brown: The nature of time and meningitis

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Susannah Cahalan: Patient #217

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Elna Baker: Nerd day

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Justin Werfel: Robotics lessons from termites

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Seth Mnookin: Science vs. feelings in the fight over vaccines

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Mike Nitabach: I was supposed to be a lawyer

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Esther Perel: Science & sexuality

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Mara Wilson: A love affair of a lifetime (with science)

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Meehan Crist: My mother's brain

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Daniela Schiller: A new last memory

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Moran Cerf: Being dead while being alive

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Andrew Revkin: My lucky stroke

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Sarah Everts: Bitten in a foreign country

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Stuart Firestein: A mentor with a nose for science

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Paula Croxson: When your grandmother forgets who you are

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Jess Zimmerman: The Gorilla In the Room

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Jon Ronson: A journalist interviews a robot

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Andre Fenton: The twisting road from basic brain research to helping malaria patients

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Robin & Samantha Henig: The rules of writing with your daughter

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Colin Jerolmack: How a sociologist became The Pigeon Guy

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Kelly & Zach Weinersmith: Two nerds fall in love

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Anica Rissi: Confessions of a fourth-grade science fraud

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Tara Clancy: A bartender from Queens learns theoretical physics

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Heather Berlin: Can a scientist believe in life after death?

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Anna Rothschild: Feeling love in your gut

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Robin Abrahams: A rabbit's personality

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Lawrence David: An extreme self-study

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Abby Pond: A quiet moment

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Arran Frood: A therapeutic trip

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Adam Wade: Volcanic chemistry

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Heather Swain: The last hours of a rabid woman

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Steve Mirsky: Why would you have a masters in chemistry?

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Ari Daniel Shapiro: Narwhal tagging in the arctic

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Brooke Borel: My dog's heart

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Rory Scholl: What I want is to smile again

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Christine Gentry: Four lessons from my dad

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Diane Kelly: Confronting death on the road

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Caroline Howe: A life in trash

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Greg Walloch: A walk in the park

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Sara Peters: Waiting for a seizure

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Tim Manley: A superhero goes to the hospital

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Love in a biophysics lab -- in memory of Michelle Dobrawsky

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Margot Leitman: The last thing I heard

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George Lombardi: Don't go in the water

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Madeline Huberth: The turtle and the fish

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Christopher Roussi: Sufficiently advanced magic

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