A few reasons--for the last few years, I've mostly worked as a science writer and have learned a lot about the fields I cover at a high level. Although I can w

A few reasons--for the last few years, I've mostly worked as a science writer and have learned a lot about the fields I cover at a high level. Although I can write competently about these subjects now, I feel that because I don't have a background in the actual fields I'm covering I am doing a disservice to my readers and am limiting myself as a science communicator. At the same time, it's made me realize how much of the world my brain effectively treats as magic for lack of the basic knowledge that comes with just an undergrad degree in almost all STEM fields. Finally, when I look at career trajectories in media, i've realized that financial incentives are not great unless you make it to the top 5% of those employed in this field and many of these positions aren't something I'd want to do anyway, much less work my ass off for decades to get there. So I guess from STEM, I'm looking for: -financial stability/mobility in career -understanding of the world at a deeper level -the chance to actually be work at something that can change the world, rather than just writing about the people doing this work (arguably, media does change the world, but from the inside I'd say I'm being generous by saying that 2/3 of media is entertainment 1/3 actually results in change).