What It's Like To Be...

Managing Ebola treatment centers in Sierra Leone, coordinating with government officials a... more

Reinterpreting centuries-old classical music, marking up symphonies with notes on phrasing... more

Calculating electrical loads, getting zapped by 277 volts, and savoring the freedom of the... more

Scaling outfield walls to pick off home runs, bouncing between La Quinta hotels and sleepe... more

Monitoring global networks of seismometers, evangelizing for stronger buildings instead of... more

Butchering whole alligators, costing out every plate down to the garnish, and perfecting g... more

Writing for the ear rather than the eye, racing to meet teleprompter deadlines, and recast... more

Crafting floral masterpieces that disappear within hours, dealing with the eccentricities ... more

Cracking automotive mysteries one diagnostic code at a time, mastering the art of quoting ... more

Counting out pills in fives, working with million-dollar drugs, and ensuring the right med... more

Forecasting what a business will earn and spend, allocating resources among teams clamorin... more

Boiling briskets for five hours, escorting obnoxious customers to the door, and preserving... more

Choreographing massages to Mozart, enforcing cancellation policies with beloved clients, a... more

Scaling three-story rope ladders up the sides of ships, memorizing every rock and current ... more

Comforting patients as they prepare to transition, navigating end-of-life regrets and fray... more

Calming scared cats with pheromone sprays, advising families how to balance their pet's we... more

Tracing mysterious errors to their source, jousting with product managers, and rolling out... more

Mediating pickleball noise disputes, shepherding communities through thorny decisions, and... more

Pouring pints for thirsty tourists, defusing situations with drunk patrons, and finding fl... more

Zapping parts of the brain to know where to cut, operating a mouth-controlled microscope t... more

Commanding a floating city of 5,000 sailors, intercepting Houthi missiles in the Red Sea, ... more

Singing cleanup songs, tiring out kids before naptime, and battling the "babysitter" stere... more