The Story Collider

Writer David Dickerson’s grad school hopes for romance leads to a dark ocean at 3am.

Kevin Allison looks to psychology for insight into some very strange choices.

Instead of confronting her own disorder, novelist Diana Spechler tells everyone she’s teaching at a fat camp to research a novel.

Tracy Rowland searches for company in a town full of parties.

A virtual art project in Second Life turns real in a way Jeff Crouse never expected.

For his parents, the fact that the plants are carnivorous is the least troubling part of Erik Hofer’s obsession.

David Morgan reaches out to his childhood hero, and connects with an unexpected medium.

David Morgan holds a PhD in theoretical high-energy physics from The College of William and Mary. His currently the director of Innovation Lab @ross at the Ross School - a science and technology academy for high school students. He has been interviewed for several science stories on National Public Radio, and in 2005 he received a commission from the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Sloan Foundation to write a play called "The Osiander Preface". He still can't believe he got away with that one.

Every week the Story Collider brings you a true, personal story about science. Find more here: storycollider.org/.

Four artists who make use of science in their work took part in an exhibition at Zora Art Space, in Brooklyn. As part of the opening, they each told their personal science story.

Stories by:

Karen Margolis

Elizabeth Demaray

Lori Nix

Eric LoPresti

Kysa Johnson

John Bohannon writes the CV of, and for, his life.

Scott Aaronson’s love of video games led him to discover a world, and an identity, he didn’t know existed.