The Data Says 4%. I Feel 100%.

They recalculated the asteroid's trajectory again. 3.8% became 4%. A 0.2% increase that somehow felt like everything. I've been staring at my own probabilities lately. The grant portal still shows 'under review' after eight months. My advisor's last email: 'We should discuss alternative approaches.' Translation: your hypothesis is probably wrong. 4% chance of lunar impact in 2032. 96% chance it misses entirely. But here I am, calculating debris patterns, modeling satellite damage, preparing for catastrophe. Maybe that's what we do in academia. We spend years preparing for the 4% scenarios while the 96% of normal life passes by. I refresh my email. Still nothing. The asteroid keeps moving. So do I. Some nights I wonder if I'm the debris or the impact. 🧪 #LabBurnout #GradSchoolLife #ImposterInTheRoom #Science