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Kristin Lawrence is reimagining how children of all ages can learn and discover science. She is the CEO and Founder of The Hopper, a science discovery playground coming soon to Boulder, Colorado. Kristin changed direction from a career in paleomagnetism...

Pittsburgh Yards

By his own count, Chuck McClain has had six mentors in his career. His first may have been a teacher in Kansas City who took him to his first physics demonstration. Since 1978, he’s worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight,...

Molly Stingl (18) talks with her roommate, Mya Olivo (18), about the experience and aftermath of losing a parent.

Within this interview, my roommate Madeline Graddy describes her schooling experience, and how it differs from others because her father was in the airforce. She explains how moving to new places frequently made her schooling life more difficult, and how...

We talk about his life in China and the United States. And the main differences between both countries. And the feeling of migrating from one country to another.

The interview was conducted on February 8th and the overall theme is learning more about Hannah's scoliosis and her three surgeries.

Marcia and Margaret discuss what it was like during their early careers being out to sea on research cruises and the challenges faced being the only women on the ship. The two also discuss their work during the Deep Water...

A story about community

Talked about the Buses and the safety

Recent UNT graduate discusses the culture he was raised in on Texas by his Hispanic parents. He also shares about the prevalence of mental illness in American society.

Hilary, a 7-yr volunteer at Providence Mount St. Vincent (The Mount), explains how serving at The Mount has shaped her and what it is like for her to have a family member live here. He's found a lot of love...

Selina Liu(19) interviews with her friend Viola Xu(22) about life in Boston University. Viola also talks about some cultural differences she experienced, her thoughts on education and her self-growth to become a powerful woman.

This interview was conducted as a social action project to highlight the challenges, barriers and needs, that communities facing economic injustice face in the educational system. In this interview, four dedicated teachers (who wished to have their names anonymously tagged)...

Emily Johnson shares a story about the impact of friendship, mentorship, support, and one person's presence can have on another's life.

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our third StoryCorps conversation is between San Francisco Village Executive Director Kate Hoepke and Board member Dr. Wayne Pan. Kate and Wayne shared personal stories that led them to be where they are today. They...

Many of us crave community - to know our neighbors, to share a meal. In a future which will hold immense challenges, we will need each other - even more than we already do. We hope this serves as an...

Ben talks to his grandma, Naomi Eisley, about her experiences during the 2017, North Bay Firestorm. Naomi never lost her house, but she was displaced for several weeks, for which time she lived with Ben's family.

I interviewed my little brother, Randy Palacios-Carachure of his views on his identity and how COVID-19 has impacted him.

Dr. Zelman talks about growing up in California and teaching in a university in rural Texas

Eric Hoang (17) talks with his mom, Trinh Hoang (47) about her childhood and life in America. They discuss about her values and what she enjoyed as a kid and how she gives back to her Vietnamese community despite being...

This is a interview with my mother who brought a nonprofit to the community that we live in to help my brothers and others like him.

How can scientists capture the public’s imagination with science? In this interview, Gordon Grant, a research hydrologist with the US Forest Service and President-elect of AGU'S Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Section, shares his experience of bringing a river to...

Penny (8) talks with her mother, Angela, about being a child, children's rights, and personhood.

A 36-minute interview about Amina, an international student at Concordia College in Tajikistan who goes against the macho traditions of her country that restricts girls' education.