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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You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute
You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute

After getting accepted to a PhD program, Max Departee can’t help but feel like he’s not good enough to be there, and Han Arbach is worried coming out as nonbinary will ruin their scientific career.

 

Live Shows

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Los Angeles, CA - First Impressions
Dec 3
LAist
Los Angeles, CA - First Impressions
LAist

All insights have to start somewhere. Join us to hear four stories of FIRST IMPRESSIONS in science!

LAist
New York, NY - The Right Fit
Dec 5
Pier 57
New York, NY - The Right Fit
Pier 57

Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science from some of New York’s most engaging storytellers along the Hudson River’s gorgeous Pier 57!

Pier 57
London, UK - Senses
Dec 5
Imperial College London
London, UK - Senses
Imperial College London

Join us on Thursday, December 5th for four true, personal stories all about senses!

Imperial College London
 

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Story Coaching 101
Jan 14
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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You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute
You Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute

After getting accepted to a PhD program, Max Departee can’t help but feel like he’s not good enough to be there, and Han Arbach is worried coming out as nonbinary will ruin their scientific career.

Digital Bonds: Stories about technology
Digital Bonds: Stories about technology

In an attempt to be seen as “cool” by his friends, Azhar Bande-Ali reaches out to the Steve Wozniak and invites him for coffee, and Don Picard can’t stop using technology to keep tabs on his son.

The System is Broken: Stories about problems with health care
The System is Broken: Stories about problems with health care

Zoe Wisnoski takes matters into her own hands when her son has months of ongoing fevers, and during the pandemic, epidemiologist Bryon Backenson becomes disheartened when the public stops cooperating with public health authorities.

Boundaries: Stories about self-care
Boundaries: Stories about self-care

When Yves Jeffcoat is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she isn’t sure how to manage this new normal, and Jameer Pond keeps ending up in relationships he doesn’t want to be in, so his therapist suggests he take a sex sabbatical.

Best of Story Collider: Origin Stories
Best of Story Collider: Origin Stories

Kate Marvel's dream of being a genius takes her to Cambridge to study astrophysics, and when Joe Normandin begins to question his sexuality as a teenager, he turns to neuroscience for help.

Haters: Stories about internet trolls
Haters: Stories about internet trolls

After debunking Bella Hadid’s treatment for chronic lyme disease, Fola Olusanya finds herself in a heated debate with another TikToker, and during the pandemic, infectious disease researcher and science communicator Laurel Bristow receives a flood of hate mail.

Pile It On: Stories about being overwhelmed
Pile It On: Stories about being overwhelmed

After giving birth to her second child, Julie Raskin doesn’t know how to handle his constant crying and need to nurse, and as a new immigrant and surprise cancer patient, Emmanuel Paul navigates the complexities of the US healthcare system.

Quest for Friendship: Stories about finding pals
Quest for Friendship: Stories about finding pals

Eva Chebishev gets voted “Most Organized” in first grade and struggles to fit in with her peers, and Morgan Roberts is worried about how people will see her if she enters a high school math competition.

Best of Story Collider: Trials by Fire
Best of Story Collider: Trials by Fire

When Evelyn Valdez-Ward discovers that she's undocumented, she fears her dreams of becoming a scientist are over, and Samuel Achilefu's experiences growing up during the Nigerian Civil War inspire his passion for science. 

For The Love of Science: Stories about passion
For The Love of Science: Stories about passion

As a zoo volunteer, Lisa Yeager adores sharing her love of the wild, but one zoo patron is ruining that for her, and Anna yearns to be a scientist, but her strict mormon family doesn’t want her to become one.