Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!
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Lou Serico: Researching the funniest virus
Lou Serico’s childhood dream of being a scientist is tested by working in a herpes lab for his PhD. (explicit) “Clearly I have a lifelong destiny of researching biological punch lines.”