Ben Moskowitz: Cheating the snake
The Story Collider
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4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2013
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
When Ben Moskowitz gets to take special classes in elementary school, he's excited at first, but then he starts to realize there might be something different about him. Ben Moskowitz is from Glen St. Mary, Florida. He works as an audiovisual preservationist at New York University. He is a Moth GrandSlam Champion and a pretty nice guy. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his two cats, Scotty and Viva. Every week the Story Collider brings you a true, personal story about science. Find more here: http://storycollider.org/. If you enjoy these stories, please consider donating, http://storycollider.org/donate
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| 0:28.2 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:31.4 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:33.2 | I felt... |
| 0:33.9 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:36.2 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:39.4 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:51.8 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:52.7 | I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to the Story Collider, where we bring you true stories of how science has affected people's lives. |
| 0:58.9 | This week's story is from Ben Moskowitz. |
| 1:01.8 | The story was recorded in June 2013 at Dramm in New York City. |
| 1:06.8 | The theme of the night was lost. |
| 1:20.3 | Well, I guess it all started in Miss Walker's first grade class. |
| 1:24.3 | She called me up after everybody had gone to recess and asked me to stay behind. |
| 1:28.3 | And, well, my natural thought is I was in trouble because, you know, that's what they do. But no, she said, oh, Ben, you're not in trouble. |
| 1:31.3 | We just wanted to let you know that since you're such a special young man, that we're going to put you in some good classes. |
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