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Luke Rosen: New and Incredibly Unthinkable Normal

August 21, 2019

Luke Rosen signs his daughter up for a research study to find out what's causing her seizures and ends up having to fight to find the answers.

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In Neuroscience, Genetics, Health and Medicine Tags Luke Rosen, fatherhood, rare disease, Season 9, neuroscience, research

Brianna Shaughnessy: What Corey Taught Me

August 16, 2019

After a tragedy, Brianna Shaughnessy discovers a different way to heal at the Great Barrier Reef.

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In Marine Biology Tags Brianna Shaughnessy, college, friendship, love, grief, Great Barrier Reef., Season 9

Kenny Kinds: They Can't Take That Away From You

August 16, 2019

After Kenny Kinds begins lying to his parents about his grades, he has to question why he is in engineering school in the first place.

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In Engineering Tags Kenny Kinds, grades, college, engineering, Season 9

Tajana Schneiderman: Enough

August 9, 2019

Tajana Schneiderman struggles to live up to the expectations and sacrifices of her brilliant scientist mother.

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Tags Tajana Schneiderman, college, mothers, Season 9

Steve Scott: Everything Will Be Fine

August 9, 2019

As the scientist in the family, Steve Scott takes on a new role when his dad must undergo heart surgery.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Steve Scott, Story Collider producer, heart, fathers, aging, family, Season 9

Jeannie Purchase: A Hot Shower

August 2, 2019

Engineering PhD student Jeannie Purchase sets out to help a couple in rural South Carolina who have endured dirty tap water for a decade.

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In Engineering Tags Jeannie Purchase, engineering, water, Season 9, inequality

Lindsay Acree: Is it Going to be This Week?

August 2, 2019

When pharmacy professor Lindsay Acree volunteers at a local needle exchange, her beliefs about addiction are challenged.

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In Health and Medicine, Social Sciences Tags Lindsay Acree, pharmacy, addiction, drug addiction, West Virginia, Appalachia, Season 9

Laura Crocco: Controlling My Voice

July 26, 2019

Weeks before an important performance, opera singer Laura Crocco notices there's something wrong with her voice.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Laura Crocco, voice, speech, music, art, Season 9

Rodrigo Solis: Desperate Measures

July 26, 2019

Veterinarian Rodrigo Solis thinks he's found the perfect job -- taking care of horses in the Mexican Army -- until a new commander takes over.

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In Biology Tags Rodrigo Solis, veterinarian, military, animals, career, Mexico, Season 9

Dana Strout: A Little Incontinence

July 19, 2019

While recovering from prostate cancer surgery, Dana Strout finds a creative solution to his incontinence.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Dana Strout, Season 9, cancer, surgery, recovery, prostate cancer

Adrien Behn: My Best Friend

July 19, 2019

Lonely after her move to New York City, Adrien Behn finds a friend in her copper IUD.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Adrien Behn, birth control, women's health, sex, safe sex, relationships, Season 9

Nakeysha Roberts Washington: Our Deal

July 12, 2019

After finding out her mother has breast cancer, high school teacher Nakeysha Roberts Washington gets hit with the news that one of her students has a brain tumor.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Nakeysha Roberts Washington, brain tumor, teacher, Season 9, Story Collider producer

Andrew Holding: Take Data

July 12, 2019

When biologist Andrew Holding's new baby stops feeding, his scientific instincts are put to the test

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In Health and Medicine Tags Andrew Holding, Season 9, babies, fatherhood, family

Ed Greco: Her Mom's Condo

July 5, 2019

As he grows up, Ed Greco's two great loves -- his high school sweetheart, and physics -- come into conflict.

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In Physics Tags Ed Greco, Season 9, physics, love, relationships, two-body problem, marriage

Sarah Brady: A Different Career

July 5, 2019

After turning down a tenure position, Sarah Brady struggles to adapt to her new life as the spouse of a physician.

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Tags Sarah Brady, marriage, love, relationships

Will Tran: No Cheating

June 28, 2019

After Will Tran accidentally cheats his way to a high school math award, he has to grapple with whether or not to come clean.

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In Mathematics Tags Will Tran, math, adolescense, school, cheating, Season 9

Josh Flaum: Greg's Condo in Orlando

June 28, 2019

On a dull night in Orlando, young Josh Flaum decides to experiment with drugs he can buy over the counter.

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Tags Josh Flaum, drugs, Orlando, Season 9, Florida

Dan Simpson: Somebody's Human Diversity Shield

June 21, 2019

As an unconsenting "face of diversity" at a statistics conference, Dan Simpson contemplates the role of his gay identity in his academic life.

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In Mathematics Tags Dan Simpson, math, diversity in STEM, diversity, LGBT in STEM, Season 9

Heather Hamlin: Think Heavy

June 21, 2019

Biologist Heather Hamlin leaves the safety of the lab for her first field assignment: tagging alligators.

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In Biology Tags Heather Hamlin, biology, field work, animals, Season 9, alligators

Minerva Contreras: How Do You Lose a Mind?

June 14, 2019

After seeing her dad lose control of his mind, art student Minerva Contreras decides to study the brain, in hopes of understanding him.

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In Psychiatry Tags Minerva Contreras, fathers, mental health, psychiatry, schizophrenia, Season 9, Mexico, SACNAS
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