Fiona Calvert is a crier — but when she starts her PhD, she promises herself she’ll never cry in front of her colleagues, and after graduating with his PhD, Shane Hanlon struggles to find balance in his science career.

When Cailin Gallinger struggles with her gender identity in college, her volunteer position in a plant lab becomes a lifeline, and in the midst of homelessness and abuse, Rose DF dreams of a life in science. 

Comedian Joseph Scrimshaw is terrified of messing up when his new museum job requires him to bake, and science writer Cassandra WIllyard is frustrated by the restrictions put on her during her pregnancy.

Neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are surprised by what they learn when they investigate deception at a psychic convention, and while working in the South Sudan, OB-GYN Africa Stewart must wait for an elder's permission before treating a pregnant woman gored by a bull.