Tragedy strikes suddenly while Lindsay Cooper is in the field studying right whales, and Rachel Cassandra dreams of a life on the sea, but her captain makes unwelcome advances.
Read MoreHuman Nature: Stories about Hope
A U.S. customs agent asks Canadian climate scientist Simon Donner an unexpected question, and as a child, Victoria Gee becomes determined to rescue the wildlife in her neighborhood.
Read MoreHuman Nature: Stories about Perspective
As a young ecologist in Brazil's Mata Atlântica rainforest, Lauren Eckert struggles to find the monkeys she’s looking for, and marine biologist Dyhia Belhabib makes an unexpected connection at the port of Bejaia.
Read MoreHuman Nature: Stories About Courage
Dorothy Tovar faces her fear of nature when she embarks on a month-long safari trip in Botswana's Okavango Delta, and caving with her research team in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind, Nompumelelo Hlophe finds herself in a tight spot.
Read MoreHuman Nature: Stories about Confidence
Kasia Majewski searches for a reticulated python that has gone missing, and Edith Gonzalez connects with the less-than-glamorous side of archeology.
Read MoreHuman Nature: Coming of Age Stories
A tumultuous trip to her grandparents’ farm sets Johana Goyes Vallejos on a path looking for the biologist inside her, and under pressure to fit in at summer camp, Misha Gajewski signs up for a canoe trip that she’s not ready for.
Read MoreIncarceration: Stories about science and prison
Looking to make an impact with science, Beverly Naigles and her fellow graduate students decide to teach a science class at a nearby jail, and incarcerated for robbery at the age of 21, Khalil Cumberbatch learns about the science of brain development after his release.
Read MoreWomen in Science: Stories of women's scientific careers
While working at a whale research station in northern Maine, Brenna Sowder receives an unexpected visit from a celebrity, and raised in a very traditional Cuban family with very little money, Catalina Martinez has to fight for her place in science.
Read MoreTrapped: Stories about being stuck
When Kimberly Chao begins her internship, she doesn’t expect to end up covered in acid, and when Saad Sarwana is detained at the airport after Sept. 11, he tries to prove that he’s a physicist.
Read MoreCelebrating 11 Years: Our Founder's Favorites
Story Collider co-founder Ben Lillie joins us on the podcast today to discuss some of his favorite stories from the past 11 years, and also share one of his own.
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