Every year, we host live shows - in person and online - Around the world with all kinds of storytellers: researchers, doctors, and engineers, of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, and more. Our team’s favorite stories from those shows land on our weekly podcast. Some of the stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious. They're all true and all very personal.

Scroll down to learn more about our work, including educational programming that aims to bring the power of science storytelling to all.

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Stories
Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces
Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces

As his Parkinson’s symptoms worsen and medications take a toll, Brandan Mehaffie faces a life-altering decision: continue down a difficult path or undergo brain surgery to implant an electrode to stimulate deep areas of his brain, and after an accident leaves Ian Burkhart with complete tetraplegia, he grapples with losing his independence — until he’s offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking clinical trial using muscle stimulation controlled by a brain implant to help restore movement.

 

Live Shows

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New York, NY - Self Discovery
Jul 14
Caveat
New York, NY - Self Discovery
Caveat

Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about the journey of self-discovery at Caveat, NYC!

Caveat
Los Angeles, CA - Don't Panic
Jul 17
LAist
Los Angeles, CA - Don't Panic
LAist

Join us in LA for an unforgettable night of true, personal stories where chaos reigns, but calm sometimes prevails.

LAist
New York, NY - On The Edge
Aug 7
QED Astoria
New York, NY - On The Edge
QED Astoria

Join us in NYC for a night of true, personal stories from the brink.

QED Astoria
Online – From First Draft to Mic Drop
Aug 12
Online – From First Draft to Mic Drop

Join us for a special online edition of Story Collider, featuring true, personal stories from our incredible workshop participants!

 

DISCOVER HOW to tell YOUR SCIENCE story

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Story Coaching 101
Sep 23
Story Coaching 101

Instructor: Erin Barker

Each year, we help hundreds of STEM professionals and science enthusiasts learn to use the power of storytelling to enhance their scholarly communication, classroom teaching, public engagement, advocacy work, and more.

From guest lectures and keynote addresses to weekly seminar series to two-day retreats, our educational programming can be offered in online, hybrid, and in-person formats and customized to fit your schedule and goals.

 

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Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces
Wired Lives: Stories about brain-computer interfaces

As his Parkinson’s symptoms worsen and medications take a toll, Brandan Mehaffie faces a life-altering decision: continue down a difficult path or undergo brain surgery to implant an electrode to stimulate deep areas of his brain, and after an accident leaves Ian Burkhart with complete tetraplegia, he grapples with losing his independence — until he’s offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking clinical trial using muscle stimulation controlled by a brain implant to help restore movement.

Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes
Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes

In fourth grade, Ro Moran is thrilled to be trusted with the class pet iguana, Iggy, for the night. But by morning, something is very wrong, and as an exchange student studying superconducting oxides, Karoline Mueller tries to save money by gold-coating a cheap crucible instead of using a solid gold one.

Best of Story Collider: Pride
Best of Story Collider: Pride

Science educator Charlie Cook experiments with coming out to students, and marine biologist Shayle Matsuda adapts to his new identity as a transgender man while on assignment in the Philippines.

Red Flag: Stories about toxic relationships
Red Flag: Stories about toxic relationships

Carlos Maza uses the plague to analyze his brutal breakup, and Panagiota Vogdou refuses to see her boyfriend as toxic until a stranger on the bus tells her to go to therapy.

Coming Out: Stories about sharing one's identity
Coming Out: Stories about sharing one's identity

After years of struggling with their gender identity, Parker Sublette finds inspiration in marine life, and bullied as a kid for the sound of his voice, Garret Glinka begins to reclaim his confidence thanks to biology class.

Pseudoscience: Stories about scientific misinformation
Pseudoscience: Stories about scientific misinformation

When Lydia Greene’s infant daughter has a troubling reaction to a routine vaccine and her concerns are dismissed by a healthcare professional, she turns to an online parenting forum for answers, and after moving to a new town and feeling isolated, Sarah Ott looks for connection through talk radio and a local church—only to find herself pulled into a world of climate denial and conspiracy thinking.

Best of Story Collider: Celebrating 15 Years
Best of Story Collider: Celebrating 15 Years

Maryam Zaringhalam's scheme to cheat her way into the smart class makes clear a huge flaw in the education system, and on the first day of grad school for her PhD, a fellow student tells Bianca Jones Marlin that she doesn't really belong there.

Moving On: Stories about letting go of a relationship
Moving On: Stories about letting go of a relationship

Stuck in a monsoon on Kauai, Belinda Fu unintentionally ruins a friendship with a classmate, and Matt Storrs blames a dinosaur scientist’s theory for the end of his marriage.

Hyperfixation: Stories about intense focus
Hyperfixation: Stories about intense focus

After being diagnosed with breast cancer and opting for bilateral mastectomies, Jenna Dioguardi becomes beholden to her cancer to-do list, and as an 11-year-old kid, Luke Strathmann makes it his life mission to get rich off of Beanie Babies.

A Mother's Love: Stories honoring mothers
A Mother's Love: Stories honoring mothers

Rita Rigano always had a complicated relationship with her mother, and it becomes even more fraught when her mother’s dementia worsens, and in the midst of writing her PhD dissertation, Jordyn Rice embarks on one last road trip with her mother, who is dying of lung cancer.