Devon Kodzis thought they had their anxiety under control until a routine doctor appointment, and naturally anxious neuroscientist Tammy Spence becomes preoccupied with her dog’s health.
Read MoreHelping Hand: Stories about the kindness of strangers
One moment Keith Mellnick is cycling home, the next he’s in the emergency room of the hospital with no idea what happened to him, and medical student Fabiola Plaza feels compelled to help a woman on the New York subway get a doctor’s appointment.
Read MoreNew Normal: Stories about finding a new way of being
After a neurological disorder leaves Tracey Starin visually impaired, she struggles to fill the void of her love for reading, and at first comedian Ayanna Dookie doesn’t take her Lupus diagnosis seriously.
Read MoreReclamation: Stories about setting something right
When Barbara Todd isn’t with her dad when he passes, she searches for forgiveness, and grad student Nina Christie’s preconceived notions of the Skid Row needle exchange get turned on their head when she begins volunteering there.
Read MoreMortified: Stories about embarrassing situations
Emma Yarbrough feels in control of her future after undergoing an egg retrieval operation until a burning sensation sends her for a loop, and when the doctor finds blood in Carlos Kotkin’s urine, he ends up having to undergo some deeply humiliating procedures.
Read MoreSearching: Stories about trying to find something
Comedian Sam Lyons is determined to not get involved with his partner’s feral cats, until one goes missing, and in an act of desperation, Bhaskar Sompalli goes on a hunt to find free lab equipment to make his graduate school experiment work.
Read MoreFood Science: Stories about things we eat
Corn researcher Katie Murphy is scared becoming a TikToker will ruin her credibility as a serious scientist, and as a kid, Scottie Rowell gets an unpleasant surprise when they don’t wait to eat their aunt’s pickles.
Read MoreBreak Ups: Stories about the end of a relationship
When Anna Peterson gets dumped she takes a job with two national wildlife refuges in remote Alaska to prove to her ex he made a mistake, and when Moiya McTier’s fiancé breaks up with her weeks before their wedding, she turns to the Milky Way to heal.
Read MoreUncharted: Stories about disability in STEM
When Skylar Bayer’s heart condition sidelines her from doing her dive research, she struggles with not feeling worthy enough as a scientist, and when Mpho Kgoadi loses feelings in his legs as a child, he worries he won’t be able to achieve his dreams.
Read MoreJob Search: Stories about finding employment
To get funding for grad school, Hakim Walker needs to pass a lie detector test, and in order to keep up the facade of living the American Dream, Xavier Bettencourt applies for a job as a science educator.
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