Cognitive neuroscientist David Carmel experiences the consequences of intrigue and ambition in the lab, while studying the phenomenon of motion-induced blindness.
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Interview: Mike Brown, Stories From the Pluto Killer
Reporter Steven Berkowitz recently talked with Mike Brown, the man who killed Pluto (the planet, not the dog). His new book, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, is about, well . . . it's in the title. There's also a lot of storytelling in the book, so Steven talked to him about the role of story in science and science writing. Click the headline above to listen to the interview and read an excerpt from the book.
Read MoreQ&A With Matt Mercier: From the Aquarium to Edgar Allan Poe
On stage at the Story Collider last October, Matt Mercier told an extraordinary story of a high-school physics love triangle (really!), which became one of our most popular podcasts. What he didn't say in that story (because it wasn't relevant) was that he worked for a while as the docent of the Edgar Allan Poe house in the Bronx. We couldn't let that rest, though, so I called him up to talk about his work there, and discovered an unexpected connection to science . . . in the form of an aquarium and Poe's version of the Big Bang.
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Innocence
When David Dickerson returns to grad school at the age of thirty-one, he has high hopes for his love life because "science is on his side." His pursuit of romance leads him to a dark ocean at 3 a.m. for a moment he'll never forget. Presented in stunning illustrated form by artist Joe Wierenga.
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A Lesson in Rocketry
Marie-Claire Shanahan has always wanted to be a science teacher, and her science outreach program has been very successful. But when she and her colleagues journey to Kashechewan, an isolated First Nation community in northern Canada, she learns an important lesson that will change her as an educator forever.
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When Science Eases the Mind, If Not the Heart
A mother embarks on a mission of scientific discovery after tragedy strikes her family. But will her findings bring her the comfort she's seeking?
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Sunrise
Matt Strassler travels to Titusville, Florida—aka Space City, USA—in hopes of finally fulfilling his lifelong dream of seeing a real, live shuttle launch. But will the brief experience live up to his expectations? And more importantly, will it actually happen?
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A Flexible Container
In this illustrated piece, Anna Karakalou turns to scuba diving and her love for the sea to ease her heartache over a troubled relationship. The only thing standing in her way is physics.
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Motion
According to Newton’s First Law, an object in motion stays in motion—until acted upon by an outside force. In the second issue of The Story Collider magazine, we present to you stories of motion being halted, or accelerated, by the forces of love, tragedy, deception, fear and even death. Read each weekly story as motion launches a space shuttle into the sky, delivers knowledge to an isolated arctic town, and even makes us blind.