Cosmologist Eugene Lim is pulled into another world when he goes to help teach after the earthquake in Haiti.
One day, Eugene Lim decided to dump his Mech Eng. degree to do physics for a living. So he went and obtained a PhD in astronomy at the University of Chicago, advised by someone who does not have a degree in physics. He is currently at Kings College, London.
This story originally aired on July 24, 2014.
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