Blending In: Stories about trying to belong
b"In this week\\u2019s episode, both of our storytellers are scientists struggling to feel like they belong -- in and out of science.\\nPart 1: Neuroscientist Pardeep Singh feels more than out of place when he ends up as a contestant on The Bachelorette.\\nPart 2: When Thiago Arzua comes to the United States from Brazil to study science he doesn\\u2019t know how to fit in.\\nPardeep Singh is a neuroscientist, podcaster, Brooklynite and the first Indian-American to ever get a rose on The Bachelorette.\\nBorn and raised in Curitiba, Brazil, Thiago Arzua is now a postdoc at Columbia University. There, he studies how trauma can pass through multiple generations. Outside the lab, he helped create Black In Neuro, a non-profit organization aiming to diversify the neurosciences by celebrating and empowering Black scholars. He's also a triathlete and in the small amount of time remaining he paints. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"