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Childhood Experiments: Stories about being scientists before we were ready

September 11, 2020

In high school, Saad Sarwana decides to go from nerd to bad boy with a prank that he learned in chemistry class, and as a college student, Andrew Akira Hansen loves chemistry so much that he takes his experiments out of the lab and into the parking lot... and the shower... and anywhere else he could.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Family: Stories about the people we hold dearest

September 4, 2020

After leaving class early, Sonia Zárate gets a startling phone call about her daughter, and an indoor kid at heart, Sam Dingman goes on a hike anyways and ends up making a shocking discovery.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Research: Stories about becoming a part of the process

August 28, 2020

Erik Vance's first job reporting on scientific research doesn't smell as much like success as it smells like manure and Liz Neeley observes hypnosis from the inside when she becomes the subject of the experiment.

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Coincidences: Stories about looking for a chance encounter

August 21, 2020

In difficult times, park ranger Gary Bremen takes solace in "sea hearts" that wash ashore, and when Dawn Fraser finds out that she and her twin brother, Dwayne, who was born with Down Syndrome, are one in a million, she searches for other twins like them.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Animal Rescue: Stories about animals who need our help

August 14, 2020

While running an errand, Andrea Azarian happens upon a lost horse that needs her help, and left in charge of the farm for the first time, Gwynne Hogan panics when a goat goes into labor.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Challenges: Stories about challenges we didn't know we needed to face

August 7, 2020

Transporting virginal fruit flies from Houston to Honolulu proves to be no easy task for Patricia Savant, and when a storm rocks the cruise ship where he works, Mike Funergy worries about how the elderly passengers will handle it.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Scientists in Love: Stories about the fantasies

July 31, 2020

When Saurin Choksi starts dating a neuroscientist, it challenges his assumptions about gender roles, and Wendy Suzuki's trajectory as a neuroscientist is forever altered by a passionate love affair in Paris.

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In 2020 - Part 2

Shame: Stories about the judgment of others

July 24, 2020

Jamie Brickhouse's HIV-positive status becomes a point of tension at the dentist's office, and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as a child, Anders Lee struggles with this identity as an adult preparing to donate sperm.

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In 2020 - Part 1

Help from Family Part 2: Stories about taking care of relatives

July 17, 2020

After her mom's version of the sex talk confuses her, Khadija Aweis is determined to make sure her little brother has clarity, and when Leesha Maliakal takes on an ambitious research project designing an app for marathon spectators, her supportive dad tries to help.

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In 2020 - Part 1

Help from Family Part 1: Stories about complicated relationships

July 9, 2020

When his mother his diagnosed with breast cancer, Ian has to take care of her, even though she didn't always do the best job of taking care of him, determined to make it on her own, Yaihara Fortis Santiago leaves her home in Puerto Rico for grad school, but her father still wants to protect her.

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In 2020 - Part 1
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