It’s almost magical how a combination of just A, C, T, and G entirely determine who we are. In this week’s episode both our storytellers look at how their genes impact their lives.

Heather Galindo studies her lab mates in hopes of understanding what it means to be a scientist and when Rob Ulrich leaves their small town to study science, they keep waiting to feel like they belong somewhere.

During a visit to her doctor, comedian Angel Yau finds herself answering “always” to every question on the mental health evaluation and scientist Valerie Bentivegna doesn’t know what to do when her PhD supervisors tell her that her thesis isn’t good enough.

When neuroscientist Macayla Donegan's partner is diagnosed with brain cancer, she's forced to make some tough decisions and when Anant Paravatsu struggles in school, his mother comes to his rescue.

Neuroscientist B. Blair Braden is confused as to why her neighbour doesn’t pick up on any of her social cues and for her entire life Behavioral Neuroscientist Susan Rapley doesn’t understand why she can’t fit in.

Comedian Riley Silverman attempts to use science to change the course of puberty and comedian Ang Buxton explores the differences in gender expectations from the football field to the middle school cafeteria.

Diabetes runs in Michele Carlo’s family and she’s determined not wind up like them and comedian Gastor Almonte comes to terms with his new diabetes diagnosis.

Math teacher Theodore Chao goes all out for Pi Day at his school and Debbie Char learns what a flash point is while cooking a meal for her date.