This week on Scilence, my guest seems to have had all the privileges of going into science.  Her parents are both neuroscientists and their parents were teachers, but it was only until she messed up one of her classes that she accidentally studied oceanography, leading her towards her passion of studying fisheries science.  

She discusses how her she balances herself emotionally, by not relying too heavily on science.  She likes to undertake creative and sporty pursuits too, to satisfy both sides of her brain.  She has learned that science is more uncertain the higher you climb within  academia, so you have to be good with failure.