Neurobiologist Susan Barry studies the brain and learns to see in 3D at the age of 48.

10 Questions for Susan Barry Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Premiered October 15, 2012
10 Questions for Susan Barry

Susan Barry is a neurobiologist and professor at Mt. Holyoke College. Born with crossed eyes, she only learned to focus them so she could see the world in three dimensions at the age of 48. She says that what she most loves about her work is that it's "optimistic."

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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Scientists are just like everyone else -they've got secrets. So who knows what happens when the lab coats come off? Actually, we do. And now you can too. In this series of short, web-exclusive videos, you'll meet intriguing scientists and engineers, and learn about their surprising lives outside the proverbial lab.

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