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Mark Katz: A world without mathematics

December 26, 2011

In high school, speechwriter Mark Katz made a mockery of the political process when he ran for president of Mu Alpha Theta.

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Jeanne Garbarino: A double dose

December 18, 2011

Scientist Jeanne Garbarino unexpectedly finds out she’s pregnant.

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Logan Smalley: Going west with Darius

December 11, 2011

Logan Smalley and his friends took a trip across the country that was everything the classic American road trip should be — except one of them was dying.

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Ebony Haith: The new school

December 4, 2011

Grade-schooler (and future America’s Next Top Model contestant) Ebony Haith uncovers a shocking secret behind her new special school.

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Brian Wecht: That Guy Whose Father Died

November 28, 2011

In the wake of a death in his family, Brian Wecht finds out how physicists really relate to people, and encounters the most awkward hug of his life.

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Matt Mercier: The physics of triangles

November 27, 2011

Matt Mercier was failing high school physics, until he started dating a girl whose father was a physics teacher.

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Allison Downey: Maternal instinct vs. cruel heartless science

November 20, 2011

Allison Downey and her husband engage in the classic nature vs. nurture debate — with their own son.

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Lou Serico: Researching the funniest virus

November 13, 2011

Lou Serico’s childhood dream of being a scientist is tested by working in a herpes lab for his PhD.

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Ophira Eisenberg: Deer Ophira

November 5, 2011

Comedian Ophira Eisenberg is used to unexpected twists while traveling for gigs. Mostly.

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Tricia Rose Burt: The fertility challenge

October 30, 2011

A 40-year old artist struggles with fertility treatments.

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