During her pediatric residency, Erica Martinez finds herself struggling to feel empathy for some of her patients, and while working as a doctor in South Bronx, Karinn Glover feels overwhelmed and powerless when trying to help a patient with substance use issues.
Read MoreOverthinking: Stories about repetitive thoughts
Clinical psychologist Saren Seeley can’t stop obsessing about her research, and in therapy, comedian Nat Towsen realizes he’s always thinking too much
Read MoreFish Out of Water: Stories about feeling out of one's element
When Neeti Jain dissects her first fish in the lab, she feels like she’s not cut out to be a scientist in marine ecology, and as the new chief public health officer, Harold Cox feels out of his depth when their office receives a package with what appears to be anthrax.
Read MoreStanding Your Ground: Stories about sticking up for yourself
When Luis Melo doesn’t see his name on a report that he spent nine months working on, he decides to confront his boss, and when another professor at a conference makes an inappropriate comment toward Sara Maloni, she decides to speak up.
Read MorePOV: Stories about others' point of view
When Julie Baker is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told her vision might get worse, she struggles to accept she’s going blind, and Javier Torres becomes frustrated with others' responses to his neurosensorial hearing loss.
Read MoreResurfacing: Stories about coming back to oneself
Some harsh words from Sarah Kucenas’ high school swim coach shake her confidence and she gives up her dream of being a pediatric neurosurgeon, and when Michael Herrera’s COVID turns into long COVID, he struggles to feel like himself until he starts birding.
Read MoreExtracurricular Activities: Stories about life outside of science
When Kaze Wong chooses the path of physics over high jumping, he feels like he betrayed a part of himself, and even though Micaela Martinez spent most of her life working towards becoming a professor, she still doesn’t feel comfortable in the academic world, so she secretly starts rapping.
Read MoreRich Tackenberg: A psychic in West Hollywood
Rich Tackenberg is skeptical when a psychic tells him there’s something wrong with his car, and science journalist Katherine J. Wu interviews neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik to get a better idea of how psychics, like the one from Rich Tackenberg’s story, operate.
Read MoreFatherhood: Stories about dads
Pediatrician Ken Haller goes off script when a father comes into the exam room with his young son, and after years of Mikala Jamison’s dad helping her with her mental health struggles, the roles are reversed when her father is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers.
Read MoreUnpleasant Sensations: Stories about being uncomfortable
While staying with host family in an unfamiliar city, Andrew Spink wakes up to find he can’t swallow, and distracted by thoughts of his career, entomologist Ralph Washington, Jr. gets swarmed by mosquitos.
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