The Story Collider

What does acceptance look like in science? Join us @caveatnyc 4.13 for an evening of true, personal stories about accepting ourselves, our circumstances, and sometimes the help we didn’t expect. 🎤 Hosted by Diana Li & @paulacroxson Early bird 🎟 ow.ly/Ib5g50YtzUJ

What do dance floors and lab benches have in common? More than you think 💃🔬 In tomorrow’s episode @MattaiSumitra and @yamileebeach explore the surprising connections between movement and science.🎧 Tune in and feel the rhythm of science. #WomenInSTEM #ScienceAndDance

What happens when medicine forgets empathy? Mary Cyn shares how her own experiences pushed her to change how future doctors are trained. Listen to her full story on this week's crossover episode with @riskshow ❤️ow.ly/P3CW50Ytzqm #CompassionateCare

Atlanta! #StoryCollider is coming to the @ATLSciFest on March 19 at @WallersCoffee. Hear true stories about science from Billie Sainwood, Ryan Jones, Belinda Dapreis & Amelia Reeves. Hosted by Kellie Vinal & Emma Yarbrough. 🎟️ ow.ly/PHSP50YquoU #ATLSciFest

What do you do when the system meant to protect you lets you down? 🎧 Listen to Karen McCaffrey's full story on this week's crossover episode with @riskshow ow.ly/4IvM50Ytzca #SurvivorStories #BreakTheSilence

When Mary Cyn learned how some doctors are taught gynecological exams, she was horrified. So she decided to help change how medical students learn #PatientCare. Listen to her story in this week’s cross-over episode with @Riskshow 🎧 ow.ly/X7pX50YtwXV #MedicalEducation

In honour of #PiDay we’re challenging you to support The Story Collider in the nerdiest way possible: Donate Pi in scientific notation!🥧 Anyone who donates 100 × π or more will receive a special prize from us. Donate here: ow.ly/Y8xB50YtLW3 #ScienceStories #SupportScience

The system failed her. So Karen McCaffrey became the advocate she once needed. A powerful story about survival, resilience, and standing up for others. Don’t miss her story on this week’s cross-over episode with @RISKshow 🎧 ow.ly/UtWf50YtttH

Tomorrow’s our crossover episode with the @RISKshow podcast ✨ Don’t miss Karen McCaffrey and Mary Cyn’s powerful stories about empathy, compassion, and humanity in healthcare 🩺💛🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #CompassionInHealthcare #TraumaInformedCare

Science. Stories. One unforgettable night. Join us and @ATLSciFest for an evening of true, personal stories about science — told live! 📅 3.19 📍 @wallerscoffee 🎟️ atlantasciencefestival.org/events-2026/10… #ScienceStories #LiveEvent #AtlantaEvents #ScienceForEveryone #ATLSciFest

Big girls don’t cry — and neither does Ria Spencer, even as all her hair is shaved off. 🎧 Don’t miss her incredible story on the podcast this week. ow.ly/ohzH50YqoXG #BigGirlsDontCry #HairLossJourney #StrongWomen #PersonalStory #WomenEmpowerment

Too quiet. Too green. Not confident enough. For Carissa Sherman, those words reinforced a painful question she’d been asking for years: Am I enough? 🎧 ow.ly/BwZ550YqpeL #Identity #IndigenousVoices #WomenInSTEM #Storytelling #NativeVoices

Big news 📣The Story Collider has been awarded a grant through @NYCulture’s FY26 Cultural Development Fund! Proud to be one of 1,171 organizations supported this year and to keep bringing live science storytelling to NYC. #NYCulture #ScienceStorytelling #NYCArts #CulturalGrants

For years, Ria Spencer believed that “good hair” meant long hair. But when a medical condition forces her to shave it all off, she’s pushed to reconsider. 🎧 Don’t miss her story storycollider.org/stories/2026/3… #HairJourney #BodyPositivity #Storytelling

When you grow up between two worlds, it’s natural to wonder where you fit. Carissa Sherman, half Navajo and half white, turns to genetics to better understand her identity. Hear her story on Story Collider: storycollider.org/stories/2026/3… #SciencePodcast #Identity

We’re kicking off #WomensHistoryMonth with stories about identity, resilience, and the power we carry with us every day — sometimes right on our heads. In tomorrow’s episode, Carissa Sherman and Ria Spencer explore how hair holds history, culture, and deeply personal meaning.🎧

When Rhonda Key was dismissed, doubted, and labeled, she refused to shrink. 🎧 Don’t miss this one. ow.ly/hUvZ50YnltG #BlackVoices #WomenInSTEM #Storytelling #ScienceStories #AmplifyWomen #RepresentationMatters #SpeakOut #DiversityInScience #Empowerment #InspiringVoices

Two more sleeps, Queens 👀 The Story Collider is about to take over @QEDAstoria with true stories about the moments in science when the pressure spikes and waiting isn’t an option ⏰ Smart, intense, and very human. 🎟 Last-minute tickets: ow.ly/svjr50Y8uyI

Growing up in Ohio, Mamoudou N’Diaye was used to being “the answer guy.” Black. African. Muslim. If someone had a question, it landed on him. Don't miss his story on this week's podcast! 🎧 ow.ly/FLve50YnlrK #BlackVoicesMatter #DiversityMatters

He can explain photosynthesis. But how do you explain being Black in America? This week, science teacher Mamoudou N'Diaye shares a story about identity, responsibility, and the questions that don’t have easy answers. 🎧 ow.ly/9G6I50Ynljl #BlackInSTEM #ScienceStories