Tenacity: Stories about perseverance
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
As the great Rocky Balboa once said about life: “it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.” But in this week’s episode, both our storytellers share stories of their strength of will and persistence to keep going despite the scientific challenges.
Part 1: Coral reef conservationist Emily Darling is at loss when a journalist asks her if she still has hope for coral reefs.
Part 2: James Gordon readies himself for another one of his daughter’s heart surgeries.
Dr Emily Darling is a coral reef scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research has won international awards and been featured on National Geographic, Forbes International, CNN, and PBS Nature. She is passionate about the importance of underwater science and works closely with scientists around the world to measure the impact of coral reef conservation. In her spare time, she is (still) learning to sail.
James Gordon is an international award winning author and poet, champion storyteller, and acclaimed actor. James can be seen on Chicago Med as Kent Taylor, Detective Smiley on Amazon's The G, and PA Flanders in Background Extras.
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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 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 Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:29.8 | I'm your host, Aaron Barker, and today's theme is Tenacity. |
| 0:34.5 | I'm thinking a lot about tenacity as we enter into the lucky 13th year of story collider. |
| 0:41.4 | It has required a lot of tenacity, especially these past few years, on the part of our team and all of our storytellers and partners. |
| 0:49.5 | I want to thank all of our listeners and everyone who has attended a show over the years or told a story |
| 0:54.6 | and everyone who has supported our work. Many of you probably know that the StoryClyder is a |
| 1:00.2 | nonprofit organization. Our mission is to reveal the vibrant role of science in all of our lives |
| 1:05.8 | through the art of personal storytelling. I hope that as you have listened to these stories over the years, |
| 1:11.6 | it has inspired you to recognize and celebrate the science in your own life, and that these stories |
| 1:16.7 | have touched you or moved you in some way or made you laugh or inspired you. If they have, I hope |
| 1:22.6 | you will find it in your heart to share the Storyclider with someone, write us a five-star review or pitch your own |
| 1:29.2 | story at Storyclider.org slash submissions or donate at storyclider.org slash donate. Each one of these |
| 1:36.8 | things makes a big difference and helps us share true personal stories about science with more people |
| 1:42.5 | around the world. |
| 1:49.9 | All right, with all of that said, today, as I mentioned, we're bringing you two stories about tenacity and science. Science sometimes requires dedication, even when things get hard. |
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