Though Adam Becker loved science as a kid, he struggled in school -- until he met first-grade teacher Mrs. Brown.
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When biologist Mary Ann Allen gets an opportunity to study Down syndrome, the disorder her dear childhood friend had, she jumps at the chance, but the results aren't what she expected.
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Neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman is working late one night alone in the lab when she accidentally sticks herself with a needle full of deadly toxin.
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When geneticist and science communicator Emily Grossman is invited to discuss women in science on TV, she doesn't know she'll be debating a legendary Internet bully.
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When Amanda Buch's beloved father is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, it sparks a passion in her for neuroscience.
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Chemist Matt Hartings is excited -- and a little frantic -- when he receives an unexpected invitation to talk about the science of bacon on The Today Show.
Read MoreChiara Mariottini: Lost in Translation
Italian neuroscientist Chiara Mariottini struggles to fit in when she moves to New York City.
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Standup comedian Wes Hazard's dangerous chronic illness rears its head while he's on stage one night.
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Amy Oestreicher is a normal teenage theater nerd... until the day her stomach explodes.
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Biologist Jana Watson-Capps struggles with feeling in over her head in her scientific career.
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Anthropologist Herman Pontzer spends time living among a Hadza hunter-gatherer tribe in order to see if they burn more calories than a typical Westerner.
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Layne Jackson-Hubbard wakes up in a hospital room with a head wound and no memory of how she got there.
Read MoreAparna Nancherla: By Any Means Necessary
When Aparna Nancherla's science fair project goes awry, she and her fellow students make some unethical choices.
Read MorePatrick Freeman: Elephant Time
Patrick Freeman is studying elephants in Namibia when he receives terrible news.
Read MoreRachel Yehuda: Cause and Effect
To discover why some survivors of trauma experience PTSD and some don't, scientist Rachel Yehuda must convince a community of Holocaust survivors to let her study them.
Read MoreIra Flatow: The Sound of the Falls
As a young science reporter at NPR, Science Friday's Ira Flatow accepts a challenge to record what it sounds like to go over Niagara Falls.
Read MoreWyatt Cenac: Drunk Driving for Science
While completing a community service requirement in high school, comedian Wyatt Cenac puts a drunk driving simulation to the test.
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Neuroscientist Paula Croxson is determined to finish her first open-water swimming race -- despite the dangers.
Read MoreBen Lillie: The Truth About My Grandfather
After his grandfather passes away, Ben Lillie learns the surprising truth about his life -- from Wikipedia.
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In grade school, Elana Lancaster gets into trouble when he questions his student teacher's science.
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