When Abraham Norfleet’s dad asks him to clean an underwater pump on their family farm, he tries to do it one breath and Hana Schank wakes up in a hospital and has no idea how she got there.
Read MorePassing the Test: Stories about making the grade
During a visit to her doctor, comedian Angel Yau finds herself answering “always” to every question on the mental health evaluation and scientist Valerie Bentivegna doesn’t know what to do when her PhD supervisors tell her that her thesis isn’t good enough.
Read MoreGrief: Stories about dealing with loss
When neuroscientist Macayla Donegan's partner is diagnosed with brain cancer, she's forced to make some tough decisions and when Anant Paravatsu struggles in school, his mother comes to his rescue.
Read MoreOn the Spectrum: Stories about being neurodivergent
Neuroscientist B. Blair Braden is confused as to why her neighbour doesn’t pick up on any of her social cues and for her entire life Behavioral Neuroscientist Susan Rapley doesn’t understand why she can’t fit in.
Read MoreScience of Gender: Stories outside the binary
Comedian Riley Silverman attempts to use science to change the course of puberty and comedian Ang Buxton explores the differences in gender expectations from the football field to the middle school cafeteria.
Read MoreDiabetes Awareness: Stories about dealing with diabetes
Diabetes runs in Michele Carlo’s family and she’s determined not wind up like them and comedian Gastor Almonte comes to terms with his new diabetes diagnosis.
Read MorePi Day: Stories about a very specific number
Math teacher Theodore Chao goes all out for Pi Day at his school and Debbie Char learns what a flash point is while cooking a meal for her date.
Read MoreThe Miracle of Life: Stories about birth
Ed Pritchard inadvertently becomes a leatherback turtle midwife during his first field job and science reporter Ari Daniel's life is influenced by his remarkable grandmother.
Read MoreWork: Stories about science as a job
After a gruelling residency shift, Natalia Khosla starts questioning how medical students are trained and Mateus F. Carneiro doesn’t know what to do when his paycheck still hasn’t show up three months into his new research job.
Read MoreUnconventional Methods: Stories about finding a different way
A neurological condition makes Adam Selbst a prime target for muggers but things get weird when he tries to stop one and Cassandra Quave learns there’s more than one way into medicine.
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