In the Name of Love: Stories about the romantic side of science
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
While it might not have been until the 1940s that social scientists came up with tools to measure love, it is a lot more scientific than you might think. In this week’s episode, both our storytellers look at their relationships through a scientific lens.
Part 1: Lauren Silverman finds herself drawing parallels between her relationship and steelhead trout.
Part 2: During the pandemic, Grant Bowen is torn between his ailing grandmother and his immunocompromised girlfriend.
Lauren Silverman is Head of Programming at Gimlet Media. She’s helped manage teams and run shows such as StartUp, Conviction and How to Save a Planet. Before joining Gimlet, Lauren covered health, science and technology for NPR, Marketplace, and KERA in Dallas. You can find her writing in outlets such as The Atlantic, The Cut and National Geographic. You can see her art, including a painting of steelhead trout, at lrnsilverman.com
As a storyteller, Grant has been seen at The Moth, Nights of Our Lives, The Adam Wade from NH Show, Happy Hour Story Hour, Gems (Cluster Ring Edition), Comedy Hub Live, and How Was It? He co-produces Awkward Teenage Years, an award-winning monthly storytelling show focused on stories from middle school and high school years. His solo show, A Public Private Prayer, has played in multiple theatre festivals across NYC and is seeking opportunities nationwide. Select acting credits include Angelina Ballerina (Vital Theatre Company, NY); Godspell (Infinity Theatre Company, MD); Yearning for Peace (Articulate Theatre Company); Miss Nelson is Missing! (Two Beans/Theatreworks USA); & Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre, NC). Grant has also written a full-length play, Late Night Odyssey, which received a staged reading at the 2018 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. His one act play, Lay Down My Sword and Shield, received a full production from Articulate Theatre Company. www.grant-bowen.com
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| 0:28.3 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:31.5 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:33.3 | I felt... |
| 0:34.1 | I felt... |
| 0:34.1 | I was so... |
| 0:35.3 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:36.3 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:39.5 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:50.3 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:51.3 | Welcome to the story clatter, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:55.4 | I'm your host, Misha Gayevsky, and this week, our stories are all about the romantic side of science, |
| 1:00.6 | because Valentine's Day is coming up real soon. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge? In this episode, |
| 1:07.5 | both our storytellers look at their relationships and the love they have for their chosen person through a more scientific lens, which isn't often the way we're used to looking at love. |
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