Overachieving: Stories about going above and beyond

As a new, super competitive, graduate student Aditi Nadkarni thinks she has the perfect way to impress her advisor and labmates ... until one night it spirals a tiny bit out of control and while completing a community service requirement in high school, comedian Wyatt Cenac puts a drunk driving simulation to the test.

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Unconventional Friendships: Stories about unlikely pairs

Journalist Jon Ronson is excited when he hears about some 'sentient' robots, but when he goes to interview them he finds both less and more than he ever expected and when The Colbert Report calls about her research, marine biologist Skylar Bayer finds an unexpected collaborator and friend in the fisherman helping her get scallops.

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Anomaly: Stories about rare diseases

As a kid, Lauren Soares can’t understand why her parents are making such a big deal out her brain tumour and Gerry Downes sees his research in a new light when his daughter is diagnosed with a rare genetic disease.

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