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Meisa Salaita: "Hey, Can I Borrow Your Notes?"

November 1, 2019

Away from her boyfriend for grad school, Meisa Salaita starts to fall for a chemistry classmate who's her complete opposite.

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In Chemistry Tags Meisa Salaita, love, chemistry, college, graduate school, grad school, breakup, heartbreak, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Beryl Kahn: Ship, Shipmate, Self

March 22, 2019

As an undergrad, Beryl Kahn takes a semester at sea after a bad breakup and gets rocked by the swells of the sea -- and her emotions.

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In Marine Biology Tags Beryl Kahn, Season 9, college, breakup, boat, field work, relationships, ocean, marine biology

Charlotte Istance-Tamblin: I Get It Now

January 25, 2019

In following her dream of studying chemistry, Charlotte Istance-Tamblin sees how to break the toxic patterns in her relationships.

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In Chemistry Tags Charlotte Istance-Tamblin, chemistry, scientist origin story, relationships, Season 9, breakup, love, inequality

Monica O’Neal: What Goodbye Is Supposed to Feel Like

December 14, 2018

Psychologist Monica O’Neal is an expert in relationships — but in her personal life, she finds herself struggling when it comes to saying goodbye.

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In Psychology Tags Monica O’Neal, psychology, relationships, breakup, Season 8

Prabarna Ganguly: With Rocky Balboa by My Side

February 9, 2018

Rattled by a recent heartbreak, neuroscientist Prabarna Ganguly makes a mistake in the lab.

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In Neuroscience Tags Prabarna Ganguly, heartbreak, relationships, breakup, neuroscience

Eli Chen: My Brain Out of Love

October 6, 2017

When science journalist Eli Chen begins to have doubts in her relationship, she tries to control her feelings using neuroscience.

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In Neuroscience Tags Eli Chen, journalism, neuroscience, relationships, breakup

Rita Tavares: My Brain on Love

March 24, 2017

Neuroscientist Rita Tavares attempts to analyze her romantic problems with science.

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In Neuroscience Tags Rita Tavares, neuroscience, relationships, love, poetry, breakup

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