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Emily Mullin: Losing My Voice

June 24, 2016

In high school, Emily Mullin dreams of becoming a broadcast journalist -- until her voice mysteriously begins to disappear.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Emily Mullin, speech, journalism, adolescense, Season 6

Rochelle Williams: Potential

May 27, 2016

As a PhD student, Rochelle Williams faces barriers to a career in engineering.

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In Engineering, Science Education Tags Rochelle Williams, Season 6, Mirzayan fellow, engineering, education, college, Black in STEM, women in STEM

Bill Harwood: How A Chemist Becomes A Cop

April 29, 2016

As a young chemist working for the state crime lab, Bill Harwood is unexpectedly called to a crime scene.

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In Chemistry Tags Bill Harwood, police, chemistry, forensic science, Season 6, public servant

Chris Duffy: A Comedian Walks Into Some Neuroscience

April 15, 2016

After reading about scientific theories of humor, comedian Chris Duffy decides to see if those principles can make his act better.

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In Social Sciences Tags Chris Duffy, comedy, school, Season 6

Kia Salehi: Control

April 8, 2016

A young neuroscientist seeks control through an eating disorder.

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In Health and Medicine, Psychiatry Tags Kia Salehi, eating disorder, neuroscience, Season 6

Amanda Stockton: The Girl With The Big Nose

April 1, 2016

Growing up on a cattle ranch, Amanda Stockton dreams of searching for life elsewhere in the universe.

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In Chemistry Tags Amanda Stockton, scientist origin story, college, Oklahoma, career, Season 6

Dan Daneshvar: Making The Death Call

March 25, 2016

To study a dangerous disease, Dan Daneshvar asks families to consider donating their loved one's brains.

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In Neuroscience Tags Dan Daneshvar, organ donation, death, grief, brain, neuroscience, research, Season 6

Joe Palca: 175 Riverside Drive

March 18, 2016

A series of incidents propels Joe Palca to a career in sleep research.

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In Biology Tags Joe Palca, sleep, research, journalism, Season 6

Maryam Zaringhalam: Cheating My Way To Smart

March 4, 2016

Maryam Zaringhalam's scheme to cheat her way into the smart class makes clear a huge flaw in the education system.

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In Science Education Tags Maryam Zaringhalam, Story Collider producer, school, Season 6, grades, education, childhood, cheating

David Putrino: Medical Records

February 19, 2016

While working at a hospital, David Putrino finds a surprise in his own medical records.

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In Health and Medicine Tags David Putrino, Season 6, physical therapy, neuroscience, hospital

Erika Engelhaupt: Fear Of Flying

February 12, 2016

Erika Englehaupt gets a dream reporting assignment. There's just one problem--she has to take a small prop plane just like the one that she almost crashed in years ago.

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In Psychology, Science Communication Tags Erika Engelhaupt, journalism, fear of flying, phobia, Season 6

Brian Kennedy: The Back-Up Plan

January 22, 2016

Brian Kennedy is forced to take a job in his local pharmacy to finance his theater dreams.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Brian Kennedy, art+science, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, theater, Season 6

Kaća Bradonjić: The Nature Of Space And Time

January 15, 2016

Physicist Kaća Bradonjić's view of time is shaped by her experience as a war refugee.

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In Physics Tags Kaća Bradonjić, war, refugee, immigration, Yugoslavia, physics, Season 6

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