This episode of SciChronicles, hosted by Kayla Burgher, features the journeys of two scientists, Paige Madison and SciChronicles co-host Risa Aria Schnebly, who share stories about their understanding of what science looks like and who it's done by.

Paige Madison is an alumnus of Arizona State University's History of Science Ph.D. program, currently works as a media editor for the PBS show Eons, and is a contributing science writer for National Geographic. Paige recounts the story of how her visit to an archaeological dig site in Indonesia changed her view of who science is done by -- a realization that's changed the way she writes.

Risa Aria Schnebly, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Biology and Society program at Arizona State University, tells us about how they started their Ph.D. trying to make their research, and themselves, fit in with what they perceived academia to be. After recounting their journey to getting into a Ph.D., Risa recounts the moment they decided to switch their research subject to align closer to what they really care about.

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