This story was performed live at the Loft.  The theme that night was, "Well, that was weird."

Maggie is a graduate student at SDSU studying chemical contaminants in California condors and marine mammals. If she had a Patronus, it would definitely be a gray whale because it was the first marine mammal she ever studied and she instantly fell in love!

Maggie Stack // Pregnant Pause

This story was told live at the Loft.  The theme that night was, "Well, that was weird."

Brittany is a neuroscientist turned science writer for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. She is also a yoga instructor, rock climber and training for her first Ironman triathlon.

Brittany Fair // Dearly Departed

This story was told live at the Loft.  The theme was "Superstition."

Margot Wohl is a Neuroscience PhD Candidate at UCSD and host of the KPBS podcast, Rad Scientist.  She lifts up her legs when passing over train tracks in the car.

Margot Wohl // Friends in Flatter Places

This story was told at the Loft. The theme that night was "Superstition."

Alie is the Bigelow Science Communications Fellow at UC San Diego Health. She crunches up eggshells because she doesn't want sea witches to make ships out of them.

Alie Caldwell // The Rainbow Connection

This story was performed at the Loft. The theme was, "Superstition."

Tiffany Fox is the director of communications at UC San Diego Department of Surgery. She makes a wish every time the clock strikes 11:11.

Tiffany Fox // Retrograde Thinking

This story was told at the Loft. The theme was "Superstition."

Bahram is a Biology PhD candidate at UCSD. He wants to return to Iran after his defense and focus on making music.

Bahram Kheradmand // Bee-lieving

This story was told live at the Loft.  The theme was "Superstition."

Jennifer Ngo is a postdoctoral fellow at UCSD studying neurodegeneration.  She doesn't like to step on cracks..cause you know the whole mother getting hurt thing.

Jennifer Ngo // The Wizard of Assays

This story was told live at the Loft at UCSD. The theme was "Houston, We have a problem." 

Vladimir Jovanovic is a Neuroscience PhD student at UCSD studying auditory communication.  You can't see this in the picture but he was wearing silver spiked shoes that were pretty show stealing.

Closing song: "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus

Vladimir Jovanovic // Ghost in the Machine

This story was told live at the Loft at UCSD. The theme was "Houston, We have a problem."

Simona Clausnitzer is studying Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.  She is an outdoor educator and conservationist focusing on telling the stories of climate resiliency in coastal communities.

Closing song: "Circle of Life" from the Lion King

Simona Clausnitzer // Let It Be

This story was told live at the Loft at UCSD. The theme was "Houston, We have a problem."

Margot Wohl is a Neuroscience PhD Candidate at UCSD and host of the KPBS podcast, Rad Scientist.  She loves insects except for the poisonous ones and mosquitos.

Closing song: "Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia, Young Buck, 8Ball, MJG

Margot Wohl // Shoo Fly

This story was told live at the Loft at UCSD. The theme was "Houston, We have a problem."

Cat Hicks is a researcher and data scientist who helps organizations understand both data and people.  She also owns an adorable rabbit named Sherlock.

Find her here:
twitter handle: https://twitter.com/grimalkina
website: https://www.drcathicks.com/

Closing song: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers

Catherine Hicks // Test of Courage

This story was told live on Zoom...cause COVID19. The theme was "Reboot."

Paheli models brain cells using the power of math as a graduate student at UCLA.  She's also an artist.  Check out that background behind Paheli - she painted that!

Paheli // Working Model

SAn diego Science Storytelling, Ya'll (SASSY) is a live, first-person storytelling event where all of the stories center around science.  These themed events take place at the Loft at UCSD.  Founded by Margot Wohl, Ashley Jauvinett, Alie Caldwell, and Ari Remmel.  Stay up to date about pitching deadlines and upcoming shows on our facebook page.

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