Hey everyone. Welcome to Talk Nurdy. I'm your host, Kara Santa Maria, and I'm really excited about this week's episode. Not just because my guest is the absolute coolest. I mean, she's a neuroscientist and an opera singer. It's ridiculous. I want to seriously be just like her when I grow up. But also, I'm really excited because today is officially my 50th episode.

I absolutely cannot believe that we have been doing this now

for 50 episodes and you guys have stuck with me.

I want to thank you so very much for that

and I want to thank you for all of your support.

I also want to thank those of you who went to Karasthanamria

this week and ordered some cool swag. I've got t-shirts and slap

bracelets and sticker button packs and even these really beautiful handmade mugs by an

amazing artist

named HP bloomer all that's for sale right there at carr Santa Maria

com you just click on the little link for store and the profits from that go to

support the podcast I also go to support the podcast.

I also want to thank those of you who have supported the podcast in other ways,

like going to my website and clicking on that donate button

because that really helps me keep talk nerdy going and it

helps keep it free for everybody to listen to.

So first I want to thank Tony Kohl's for your recurring payment. I want to thank Anthony

Roberts as well. I want to thank Jeffrey Rich. You've also got a recurring payment going.

And lastly, I want to thank Greg Rogers.

You guys are so amazing.

Your ongoing support is so incredibly helpful.

And for one-time payments this week,

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