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Kitty Yang: My First Math Teacher

March 8, 2019

Inspired by her grandfather, Kitty Yang becomes a math teacher, but soon realizes she misses being a student.

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In Mathematics, Science Education Tags Kitty Yang, teacher, school, math, grandparents, Season 9, mentor

Kayla Glynn: Inheriting Science

March 16, 2018

Kayla Glynn’s challenging relationship with her science-loving grandfather alters the course of her life.

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In Science Communication Tags Kayla Glynn, science communication, family, grandparents, Story Collider producer

Patrick Freeman: Elephant Time

September 30, 2016

Patrick Freeman is studying elephants in Namibia when he receives terrible news.

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In Ecology Tags Patrick Freeman, ecology, animals, elephants, Namibia, field work, grandparents, grief

Ben Lillie: The Truth About My Grandfather

August 26, 2016

After his grandfather passes away, Ben Lillie learns the surprising truth about his life -- from Wikipedia.

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In Physics Tags Ben Lillie, Story Collider founder, physics, particle physics, grandparents

Paula Croxson: When your grandmother forgets who you are

March 24, 2013

When Paula Croxson began to study memory as a neuroscientist, she also learned a new way of thinking about her grandmother's failing memory.

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Tags Paula Croxson, season 3, Story Collider producer, memory, neuroscience, grandparents, Alzheimer's

Heather Berlin: Can a scientist believe in life after death?

January 20, 2013

Her grandmother's death forces neuroscientist Heather Berlin to think hard about what she believes, and why.

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Tags Heather Berlin, season 3, neuroscience, death, grief, grandparents

Nelson Lugo: Breathing magic

September 25, 2011

Magician Nelson Lugo is faced with his own grandmother’s powers.

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Tags Nelson Lugo, season 1, magic, family, grandparents

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