Meet the scientists and characters featured in the Strange Days on Planet Earth episodes. Each of these people brings an immense amount of personal experience and expertise to the stories in the series. Who are these amazing, insightful and inspirational people? What motivated them to become who they are? Did they always want to be scientists? What are their hopes and fears? What words of advice can they impart to the next generation? To get at these questions and more, we interviewed each character. Here are their heartfelt responses: