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Passionate Diversions Robyn Gershon Occupational Health Scientist, Public Health Photos by Doug Barber
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Robyn Gershon's fate line does not branch off into little
wrinkly
side channels, as do many of the fate lines in the palms she
reads. It follows a straight course, and, indeed, in terms of her
career, Gershon has always been directed. Ever since her
childhood, when she grew molds on old bread, she's been
interested in microbes. A researcher at the School of Public
Health, she now studies workers' risks of becoming infected with
microbes such as HIV. "It's pretty intense work. Some of it is
painful." Palmistry, in contrast, "is a good escape," says
Gershon, who reads the palms of friends and acquaintances as a
hobby, carrying on a tradition practiced by her grandmother. "It
is a peaceful thing. It feels good. It's a very intimate way of
connecting with people."
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