It's Friday, February 5th, 2016, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds.

I'm Indravis Gontes.

And I'm Kishore Hari.

Each week, we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science, politics, and society collide.

We never define out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it all matters.

You can find us online at motherjones.com slash inquiring minds or inquiringshow.tumbler.com

and on Twitter at Inquiringshow and Facebook.

And you can subscribe to the show on iTunes or any other podcasting app.

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It's called The Story Collider.

Every week, they present a true personal story about science in people's lives.

Sometimes it's scientists talking about crazy adventures in the field or heartbreak in the lab.

Sometimes non-scientists telling stories about a brush with

scientists that changed them forever. You can even listen to my story on there. Or mine about how

I met my husband with science. Mine was about going to a nuclear reactor. For science stories,

funny, sad, and everything in between, go to storyclider.org or subscribe in any podcasting app.

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