...a bigger part of me wanted to defend measuring out exactly six cups of water to really go the extra mile on my Kraft macaroni and cheese.

I sometimes imagine how my path would be different if I had pursued music instead of science.

No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.

No sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.

...feelings of failure are physical. I threw up my dinner that night, I could not stop crying, and my body would not stop trembling.

Even though I didn’t feel like I belonged, I was always more than happy to be there because it meant I didn’t have to be at home.

The fellow student couldn’t even tell me what city their Croatian relatives were from. I was disappointed, it’s a small country after all.

Failure in research is essential. If you fear failure it could distort the way you choose projects and ultimately impede science progress.

We so desperately want facts to convince and convert but they don't have the same power as a story to impact our perceptions and behaviors.

What the issue really came down to for me was whether the creation story was literal and whether macroevolution was legitimate.