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The Story Collider

DIY: Stories about doing science oneself

The Story Collider

Story Collider, Inc.

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Arts, Science

4.4818 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Science doesn’t always have to be in fancy labs with million dollar equipment and shiny beakers. Sometimes, science can be a bit more DIY. In this week’s episode, our storytellers take a hands-on approach to scientific discovery. Part 1: Brittany Ross gets inspired when her high school physics teacher assigns a physics video project where she has to demonstrate a law of physics out in the real world. Part 2: Nothing will get in the way of Greg Pandelis’s dreams to be a zoologist, except maybe a giant cliff. Brittany Ross grew up in Alaska, Scotland, South America, Texas, Chicago, and Hawaii. As a result, she is very normal...Brittany is an actress, writer, stand up, and producer. She performs stand up all over town, and is a well-known storyteller, having won The Moth several times. Aside from the Choco Krispies commercial that not only starred a 5-year-old Brittany, but probably changed ALL of your lives, Brittany is best known for playing Courtney in ABC’s, THE MIDDLE. She can also be seen in Huge in France, Like Father, The Rookie, and more. Greg Pandelis is the curator of the Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center of UT Arlington, where he manages the largest scientific collection of preserved reptiles and amphibians in Texas, while also conducting his own research. Despite thoroughly enjoying studying dead things, Greg’s other passion lies in studying animals in the field; he has been on several field expeditions to Central America, South America, Europe, and Asia in pursuit of creepy crawly things of all sorts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A science story, huh?

0:04.0

Is NYU scientist the...

0:06.0

I felt...

0:07.0

I felt...

0:08.0

I was so...

0:09.0

And I just thought, well...

0:10.0

It was that golden moment.

0:12.0

Because science was on my side.

0:15.0

Hey, everyone. Hey everyone, welcome to the Story Clutter,

0:26.0

where true personal stories about science help us to discover how weird and wonderful it is to exist in this world and be a human.

0:33.0

I'm your host, Misha Gayeski, and here at StoryClatter, we're all about making science more accessible.

0:38.4

So this week, we're going D-I-Y.

0:42.4

No fancy labs, no million-dollar telescopes, just a whole lot of curiosity, a pinch of gumption,

0:48.3

and a dash of ingenuity is all our storytellers need to make their own discoveries.

0:52.7

Our first story is from Brittany Ross.

0:54.9

Brittany is an actress, writer, stand-up comedian, and producer.

0:58.3

Brittany is best known for playing Courtney in ABC's The Middle.

1:02.3

Her story was recorded at the Crawford Family Forum in L.A. for a partnership show with L.A.ist.

1:08.2

If you've ever wondered what happens to a human when they jump off a roof onto a

1:11.8

trampoline, you'll want to listen to Brittany's story. Here's Brittany.

1:15.0

So when I was in grade school, I visited NASA in Houston, Texas, and when that freeze-dried space

1:32.5

ice cream melted in my mouth, a world of possibilities opened up to me. I was seven years old

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