Anna Marie Yanny

What makes us human? I could tell you by reciting poetry or by mapping the cells in your brain. At the start of my career, I chose the latter. Poetry found ways to creep in.

Now, after working as a neuroscience researcher for four years, I’m pivoting to a career in both. I want to write metaphors about cerebrospinal fluid and ocean tides. I want to host radio programs about our mind’s resilience.

And I want to watch your eyes light up when I explain that love is all just a neurochemical dance.