Gregory Gedman wonders if he made the right choice in pursuing a career in research and after selling all of her old math books, Gioia de Cari vows to never look back.
Read MoreRepresentation: Stories about diversity in STEM
While serving on diversity panel, biologist Latasha Wright is asked if representation in STEM matters, prompting her to reflect on her experiences and LFC's childhood experiences with nature – and with bigotry – come together to inform her career in environmentalism.
Read MoreValidity: Stories about finding validation
Adrian Demeritte struggles to find a reason to stay in science after he loses his biggest inspiration and after years of a chronic disorder make Becky Feldman feel like she’ll be single forever, she finds acceptance from an unusual source.
Read MoreParadigm Shift: Stories about the moment when everything changes
Carl Zimmer learns he has a lot in common with bats hibernating in an abandoned mine and in the midst of a big move, a global pandemic, and social unrest, neuroscientist Aya Osman finds her purpose.
Read MoreBUGS: Stories about creepy crawlies
While doing field work in the Belize jungle, Rachel Mann Smith learns how to handle an Alien-style bug and a case of lice makes Rachel Mans McKenny question her competence as a mother.
Read MoreGoing Out: Stories about what makes the world scary
As she goes blind due to a progressive eye disease, M. Leona Godin must learn how to navigate the world with a cane and a frightening encounter with police that leaves teenage Roque Rodriguez traumatized.
Read MoreA Magical Night: Stories about moments when science was magic
Growing up in Pakistan, Salman Hameed falls in love with the mysteries of the universe when he stumbles upon Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, and as Zuri pursues her dream of becoming an immunologist at Harvard, she begins to worry that she’s being “weeded out.”
Read MoreA Little Help: Stories about needing support
Jitesh Jaggi keeps his struggle with trichotillomania a secret, until one day his wife catches him in the act, when Devan Sandiford finally decides to seek therapy, he finds it more difficult than expected.
Read MoreRespect: Stories about demanding to be seen
Meisa Salaita’s brand-new PhD in chemistry isn’t much help as she prepares to teach ninth-grade physics, and early in her career, astronomer Jackie Faherty’s work is stunned when a senior researcher eviscerates her work at a conference
Read MoreHuman Reproduction: Stories about how we learn about sex
Kate Willet is frustrated by the gaps of information in her abstinence-based sex ed class, and sex ed instructor Charlie Blake fields an unexpected question from a student.
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