A question that Laura Spink asked her parents as a kid comes up again when her own child begins to ask similar questions, and after Denise Coberley brings up her doubt in the Bible to her adoptive religious parents, she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery.
Read MoreIn Love with Science: Stories about loving science
Parmvir Bahia struggles to appease her parents’ desires for an Indian son-in-law while also satisfying her own desires to be a scientist, and Monica Dunford finds physics cold and boring until she gets a summer job in a lab that changes everything.
Read MoreDanger: Stories about life-threatening situations
Ralph Bouquet goes off script during a psychology research study with uncomfortable and revealing consequences, and Ali Mustafa finds that the scars of war stay with him even at his new job in the lab.
Read MoreCourage: Stories about standing up for yourself
The lessons that Margaret Rubega learns from her dad about fighting back are put to the test when he becomes the one she must stand up to, and in following her dream of studying chemistry, Charlotte Istance-Tamblin sees how to break the toxic patterns in her relationships.
Read MoreAcceptance: Stories about belonging
Computer scientist LaShana Lewis’s childhood dream of attending Space Camp starts to feel far away — until she gets the Christmas surprise of a lifetime, and when Guizella Rocabado leaves her home in Bolivia to pursue her education in the United States, her plan hits an unexpected snag.
Read MoreStress: Stories about being under pressure
Due to stress in her personal life, TV writer Joey Slamon develops a cyst in an unfortunate place, and on the day of biochemistry PhD student Kellie Vinal’s qualifying exam, nothing goes according to plan.
Read MoreJust a Number: Stories about age and science
Miserable at her corporate job, Michelle McCrackin begins to dream of a career in wildlife biology, and volcanologist Ben Kennedy’s attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist are undermined by his youthful appearance.
Read MoreCarpe Diem: Stories about seizing the day
On the eve of his first big talk, ecologist Kevin Burgio discovers there’s something seriously wrong with his wardrobe, and research assistant Devine Joyce struggles with feelings of depression, but an experience with a patient changes her outlook.
Read MoreNew Friends: Stories about unexpected connections
Mathematician Seth Cottrell sets up an ‘Ask a Mathematician’ booth at Burning Man, and herpetologist Joseph Mendelson struggles to connect with the locals while working in the field in Guatemala.
Read MoreScience vs. Love: Stories about the battle between head and heart
Jacqueline Trumbull is preparing for a career in research when she gets a call from a casting agent for The Bachelor, and psychologist Monica O’Neal finds herself struggling when it comes to saying goodbye.
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