Science Saved My Life: Stories about life-saving passion
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2018
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
This week, we're presenting stories about passion for science that keeps us going, even in the face of overwhelming struggle.
Part 1: When Cailin Gallinger struggles with her gender identity in college, her volunteer position in a plant lab becomes a lifeline.
Part 2: In the midst of homelessness and abuse, Rose DF dreams of a life in science.
Cailin Gallinger is a Master’s student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. She studies the geophysical processes of planets in our solar system, from impact craters on the Moon to volcanoes on Mars and beyond, and has performed in several scicomm events in Toronto, including the LGBTQ-themed Science Slam at Glad Day Bookshop and David Hamilton’s Solar System Social. She is currently soliciting submissions for a forthcoming zine, Corona, focusing on queer and trans scientists living and working on the margins, and hopes to continue combining her passions for both science and art in her post-grad life.
Rose DF is a born explorer with a passion for accessible and inclusive science and education. A first generation scientist born and raised in the Dominican Republic, currently pursuing studies in Biophysics. After opening up about her life for a feature in "Stories in Science" Rose's social media presence has increased since, and she now uses it to raise awareness in the topics of inclusivity and diversity in STEM as she constantly challenges some of the stereotypes associated with being an "non-traditional" academic and a Latina in the US.
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.8 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:06.6 | I felt... |
| 0:07.4 | I felt. I was so... |
| 0:08.7 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:09.6 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:12.8 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:27.1 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to the story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm your host, Aaron Barker, and this week we're presenting stories about times when science saves our lives. |
| 0:39.9 | I mean, technically, science has probably saved everyone's life at some point. If you've ever, |
| 0:46.0 | for instance, taken an antibiotic or been warned about a dangerous storm, or driven over a structurally sound bridge, or had electricity to keep you warm in the winter or cool in the summer, |
| 0:51.8 | chances are science has saved your life, whether you think about it or not. |
| 0:56.1 | But we're not talking about that kind of life-saving today. We're talking about the kind of |
| 1:00.7 | passion and commitment that you feel for something, in this case science, that is so strong, |
| 1:06.2 | it motivates you to power through the struggle. It gives you a goal or a port in the storm, a light at the end of the tunnel, |
| 1:13.2 | other cliches along those lines. That's what our stories are about today. So our first story is from |
| 1:21.1 | Kalyn Gallinger. It was recorded in July 2018 at the 519 in Toronto. The theme that night was LGBTQ in STEM. |
| 1:34.3 | So, when I started university back in the fall of 2011, I was lucky enough to get the chance to live in residence. |
| 1:43.3 | I was so excited to be downtown |
| 1:46.0 | and to experience the fast pace of campus life away from home for the first time in my life. |
| 1:51.0 | But unfortunately, I also happened to get into the only Catholic college on campus, |
| 1:57.0 | which of course meant gendered dorm floors. I did my best filling up my roommate |
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