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Prof.Ound: I Got This

October 18, 2019

Eager to show off their new job testing water quality, Prof.Ound takes their friends out on a boat for the first time.

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In Ecology Tags Prof.Ound, Season 9, boat, environment, conservation, Black in STEM

Kristine Lycke: A Naughty Gene

October 11, 2019

As Kristine Lycke enters kindergarten, her mother starts treatment for a mysterious illness.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Kristine Lycke, Memorial Sloan Kettering, cancer, breast cancer, Season 9, childhood, family, mother, motherhood

Kambri Crews: My Dad, Number 1133944

October 11, 2019

Kambri Crews attempts to smuggle a gift into prison for her father, who is deaf.

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Tags Kambri Crews, disability, deaf, sign language, language, prison, fathers, Season 9

Vicky Forster: Side Effects

October 4, 2019

After surviving leukemia in her childhood and becoming a cancer research scientist, Vicky Forster finds herself working alongside the same doctor who saved her life.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Vicky Forster, cancer, childhood, research, leukemia, cancer research, Season 9

Lylianna Allala: Partner Project

October 4, 2019

In the third grade, Lylianna Allala finds out that her partner on the class solar system project isn't allowed to come over to her house.

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In Science Education Tags Lylianna Allala, racism, school, childhood, solar system, mothers, Season 9

Maryn McKenna: The Photos That I Had Never Wanted to Receive

September 27, 2019

While covering the devastating impact of an earthquake in Thailand, journalist Maryn McKenna reflects on tragedy in her own life.

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In Earth Science Tags Maryn McKenna, journalism, earthquake, Thailand, grief, disaster, Season 9

Sarah Kaplan: We're the Lucky Ones

September 27, 2019

Journalist Sarah Kaplan normally covers the science beat, but when tragedy strikes in Las Vegas, she takes on an assignment unlike any she's had before.

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In Science Communication Tags Sarah Kaplan, journalism, disaster, trauma, gun violence, Season 9

Erin Barker: Just Those Four Things, Version 2

September 24, 2019

When Erin Barker is diagnosed with two chronic illnesses, she has to say goodbye to four of her favorite things.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Erin Barker, women's health, chronic illness, chronic pain, sex, identity, love, Season 9

Liz Neeley: Making Pancakes, Version 2

September 24, 2019

As a marine biology student, Liz Neeley loves the order of science, but when a research expedition takes an unexpected turn, she must deal with the messy reality.

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In Marine Biology Tags Liz Neeley, sexual harassment, Season 9

Aida Rosenbaum: This is Nothing Like My Classroom

September 20, 2019

In Aida Rosenbaum’s first month as a high-school science teacher, a fight breaks out between her students.

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In Science Education Tags Aida Rosenbaum, Math for America, teacher, inequality, Black in STEM, education, Season 9

Alvin Irby: Accidents Happen

September 20, 2019

When his students keep having “accidents" during nap time, kindergarten teacher Alvin Irby investigates.

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In Psychology Tags Alvin Irby, comedy, teacher, education, psychology, Season 9

Anna Miller: I Thought that Science was Magic

September 13, 2019

Studying addiction as a neuroscientist gives Anna Miller a new perspective on her past.

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In Neuroscience Tags Anna Miller, Season 9, neuroscience, addiction, graduate school, mental health

Jenn M: House Baby?

September 13, 2019

At 22 years old, Jenn Montooth is accepted to graduate school just as she discovers she's pregnant.

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In Health and Medicine Tags women's health, abortion, reproduction, pregnancy

Adriana Briscoe: One Step Closer to the Rocky Mountains

September 6, 2019

When Adriana Briscoe's professor accuses her of cheating, she scrambles to save her reputation and her spot on the biology lab's field trip.

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In Biology, Science Education Tags Adriana Briscoe, college, cheating, biology, Season 9

Chanté Summers: Thinking With My Amygdala

September 6, 2019

When there's an explosion in the chemistry lab, graduate student Chanté Summers springs into action.

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In Chemistry Tags Chanté Summers, Season 9, chemistry, lab work, lab accident, women in STEM

Sara Sweet: Hope Is Certainly Not Enough

August 30, 2019

Struggling to conceive, Sara Sweet makes her third attempt at intrauterine insemination just before her family's Christmas gathering.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Sara Sweet, pregnancy, Season 9, family, infertility

Chris Wade: It Takes a Village

August 30, 2019

After finally getting together in their forties, Chris Wade and his wife are determined to have a baby -- even if it means following some unconventional advice.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Chris Wade, infertility, marriage, family, superstition, pregnancy, Season 9

Bhuvanesh Singh: It's Okay

August 23, 2019

When surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh sees his patient back in the hospital months after what he thought was a successful surgery, he grapples with feelings of failure.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Bhuvanesh Singh, Season 9, cancer, oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering, surgeon, hospital, surgery

Paula Croxson: I Know This Monkey

August 23, 2019

A routine procedure with one of the primates in her lab becomes much more complicated when neuroscientist Paula Croxson cuts herself with the scalpel.

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In Neuroscience Tags Paula Croxson, Season 9, animals, primates, lab work, surgery, Story Collider producer, neuroscience

Tracy Dixon-Salazar: I Stayed in School

August 21, 2019

After doctors are unable to prevent her daughter's daily seizures, Tracy Dixon-Salazar decides to take matters into her own hands.

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In Neuroscience, Health and Medicine, Genetics Tags Tracy Dixon-Salazar, neuroscience, motherhood, genetics, rare disease, Season 9
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