What happens when a number changes the way you see yourself? Hui Xin unpacks the science or lack thereof behind quantifying our biology as her and her family grapple with their biometric data in different ways. 

Hui Xin Ng is a graduate student in the Cognitive Science department at UCSD.

This story was performed at the Stage Room for the June 11th, 2025 SASSY show with the theme "Adaptation".