Every year, we host live shows - in person and online - Around the world with all kinds of storytellers: researchers, doctors, and engineers, of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, and more. Our team’s favorite stories from those shows land on our weekly podcast. Some of the stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious. They're all true and all very personal.

Scroll down to learn more about our work, including educational programming that aims to bring the power of science storytelling to all.

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Choice: Stories about struggling to make the right call
Choice: Stories about struggling to make the right call

When Misha Gajewski’s grandfather has a stroke while the rest of her family is out of town, she suddenly becomes the emergency contact, and after learning that her mother gave up on her dream of becoming a musician, Paula Croxson vows never to give up on her dream of being a scientist.

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New York, NY - Unspoken
Jan 26
Caveat
New York, NY - Unspoken
Caveat

Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science that needs to be heard at Caveat, NYC!

Caveat
New York, NY - Sacrifice
Feb 16
Under St. Marks
New York, NY - Sacrifice
Under St. Marks

Join us at Under St. Marks for an evening of true, personal stories about science

Under St. Marks
Los Angeles, CA - Off The Map
Feb 19
LAist
Los Angeles, CA - Off The Map
LAist

Join us in LA for an unforgettable night of true, personal stories about what happens when life veers wildly off course.

LAist
The Story Collider All-Star Slam
Feb 24
The Story Collider All-Star Slam

Join us online for the ULTIMATE story slam showdown!

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Each year, we help hundreds of STEM professionals and science enthusiasts learn to use the power of storytelling to enhance their scholarly communication, classroom teaching, public engagement, advocacy work, and more.

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Choice: Stories about struggling to make the right call
Choice: Stories about struggling to make the right call

When Misha Gajewski’s grandfather has a stroke while the rest of her family is out of town, she suddenly becomes the emergency contact, and after learning that her mother gave up on her dream of becoming a musician, Paula Croxson vows never to give up on her dream of being a scientist.

AI: Stories about artificial intelligence
AI: Stories about artificial intelligence

When AI takes over comedian Kyle Gillis’s job, he takes it personally, and while researching an AI model, engineer Omiya Hassan discovers one major problem: the amount of energy it’s consuming.

Hubris: Stories about over-confidence
Hubris: Stories about over-confidence

As a kid, JR Denson is determined to master the art of homemade french fries—but then his kitchen experiment goes up in flames, and faced with a looming Science Olympiad deadline, Adam Ruben is sure his last-minute “clock” made from a bag of water will do the trick.

Best of Story Collider: A Whole New World
Best of Story Collider: A Whole New World

Sean Bearden has never been interested in education, but when he's incarcerated at the age of 19, he finds a passion for physics, and when Victoria Manning decides to get a cochlear implant, she fears losing her identity as a deaf person.

Don't Be Dramatic: Stories about downplaying it
Don't Be Dramatic: Stories about downplaying it

When Jess Nurse feels a throbbing pain in her gut, she chalks it up to heartbreak, and when Maryam Zaringhalam’s physician mother goes in for brain surgery, everyone insists there’s nothing to worry about.

Coasting: Stories about having it easy
Coasting: Stories about having it easy

After years of academic achievement, newly minted professor Stephanie Rowley is caught off guard when every paper she submits is rejected, and growing up, Kate Schmidt always thought of herself as the “smart kid,” but that identity is shaken when she gets to university and receives her first C.

Attitude: Stories about inner strength
Attitude: Stories about inner strength

Paralyzed but undeterred, Scott Imbrie is on a mission to regain movement, and after an accident leaves them with severe burns on over a third of their body, Emily Hespeler works to find their way back to themselves.

Best of Story Collider: Animal Rescue
Best of Story Collider: Animal Rescue

While running an errand, Andrea Azarian happens upon a lost horse that needs her help, and left in charge of the farm for the first time, Gwynne Hogan panics when a goat goes into labor.

Bad News: Stories about tough conversations
Bad News: Stories about tough conversations

While doing fieldwork in the Congo, Stella Mayerhoff must track down a local researcher to deliver devastating news, and during his second year of residency, Sam Blackman is tasked with caring for a dying child whose mother’s unwavering faith clashes with his scientific approach.

In Deep: Stories about being in over your head
In Deep: Stories about being in over your head

Fresh out of college and in what seems like her dream job, drug and alcohol coach Rhana Hashemi quickly realizes she has no idea how to connect with the high school students she’s supposed to help, and when Paul Davis and his wife struggle to get pregnant, they decide to foster a pregnant dog—and things escalate quickly.

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