An ecosystem ecologist shares their personal journey of coping with grief after their family's cancer diagnosis and how embracing the scientific worldview brought them solace and a new perspective on life's unpredictability.
A decade ago, Alan Townsend's wife and daughter were both diagnosed with life-threatening forms of brain cancer. In the face of this gut-wrenching news, he took solace in science.
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