The Story Collider

Because science was on my side.

Hey everyone, and welcome to The Story Collider, where true personal stories about science reveal just how weird, complicated, and deeply human this world can be.

I'm your host, Mischa Gajewski, and in today's episode, both of our storytellers wrestle with the daunting task of living up to their parents' expectations.

As I'm about to become a parent myself, I can already see how easy it is to project your hopes and dreams onto your kid.

As you can probably tell, I didn't exactly stick with it.

My dad is still waiting for the ROI.

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Because science was on my side.

Hey everyone, and welcome to The Story Collider, where we bring you true, personal stories about science that remind us just how weird, complicated, and wonderful it is to be a human.

I'm your host, Misha Gajewski, and today's episode is in honor of National Coming Out Day.

Coming out can be one of the most vulnerable moments in a person's life, and for many people around the world, it still comes with real fear and uncertainty.

And two, that might just be one of the most unique and cutest falling in love stories I have ever heard.

To learn more about Billy, visit our website at storycollider.org. Not everyone wants to step up to the mic, and that's okay.

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Because science was on my side.

Hey everyone, and welcome to The Story Collider, where we bring you true, personal stories about science that reveal just how strange, complicated, and deeply human this world really is.

I'm your host, Misha Gajewski, and to kick off the spooky month of October, we're opening the family closet to see what skeletons might be hiding inside.

Metaphorically speaking, of course.

And if you've ever thought about coming to a live show, starting a Story Collider show in your own community, or learning how to tell your own science story, you'll find everything you need at storycollider.org.

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Hello, everyone.

Welcome to the Story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science.

We're your hosts, Erin Barker and Liz

Neely.

it really gets me.

Totally.

One of my favorite stories early on at Story Collider was from Diane Kelly, the scientist Diane Kelly.

It was called Confronting Death on the Road.