Older and Wiser: Stories about growing up
b"This week we present two stories of the children we used to be and how they grew up.\\nPart 1: As a sixth grader, Anna Neu decides she's going to fall in love at science camp.\\nPart 2: At age nine, Anicca Harriot plans to study both the heart and space, but as she gets older, that plan becomes more challenging than she expected.\\nAnna Neu has several interests including improv, sketch\\xa0 comedy and voiceover work. She is a trained dancer and Michael Howard\\xa0 Studio Conservatory taught actor. She performs at the Magnet Theater on\\xa0 weekends in shows such as The Armando Diaz Experience and has been on\\xa0 several house teams there. Her voice can be heard on a handful of\\xa0 episodes of The Truth Podcast. Also a Moth Story Slam winner. \\xa0\\nAnicca Harriot is currently working on her PhD in\\xa0 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Maryland\\xa0 School of Medicine. Her research focuses on mechanotransduction \\u2013 the\\xa0 science of how mechanical stresses and physical forces, like gravity,\\xa0 affect cell signaling and function. Anicca plans to use her degree to\\xa0 explore the effects of long duration space missions on the human body\\xa0 and hopes to someday venture out into the final frontier for herself.\\xa0 Anicca is also the Social Media Coordinator & LGBTQ+ Engagement\\xa0 Specialist for #VanguardSTEM: Conversations for Women of Color in STEM, a\\xa0 non-profit dedicated to lifting the voices of women and non-binary\\xa0 people of color in STEM. In her free time Anicca volunteers with\\xa0 #Popscope, \\u201cpopping up\\u201d with a telescope around Baltimore to promote\\xa0 public astronomy and encourage curiosity.\\xa0 \\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"