Guy Schaffer wanted to understand the brain, but the only job he could find was in a monkey lab– a lab where a monkey attack leads to deeper set of crises.
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Two stories of women who confront the craziness of scientists in their lives: one by talking to a stranger, the other by being born to her parents.
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What do you do if you’re a trans woman about to transition, and you might someday want children? Elana Lancaster tells the story of a partner’s quest to freeze her sperm.
Read MoreMark Katz: A world without mathematics
In high school, speechwriter Mark Katz made a mockery of the political process when he ran for president of Mu Alpha Theta.
Read MoreJeanne Garbarino: A double dose
Scientist Jeanne Garbarino unexpectedly finds out she’s pregnant.
Read MoreLogan Smalley: Going west with Darius
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.
Read MoreEbony Haith: The new school
Grade-schooler (and future America’s Next Top Model contestant) Ebony Haith uncovers a shocking secret behind her new special school.
Read MoreBrian Wecht: That Guy Whose Father Died
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.
Read MoreMatt Mercier: The physics of triangles
Matt Mercier was failing high school physics, until he started dating a girl whose father was a physics teacher.
Read MoreAllison Downey: Maternal instinct vs. cruel heartless science
Allison Downey and her husband engage in the classic nature vs. nurture debate — with their own son.
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