Science light - Manifesto!

This is not a blog about the science of light.

But it is intended to be light in several ways.

Its purpose is to shed some light on what it is like to spend a life working in science. I want to break through the cliché of the robotic, emotionless, nerdy scientist to the real people behind the stereotype. What do we do all day? What do we worry about? What makes us laugh? What goes on in laboratories? What happens at conferences? Who are the real people behind the popularizers, the talking heads, and the science celebrities; the everyday scientists who might be your neighbours or members of your hockey team or choir?

Science writing is often very heavy. I would like this blog to be easy to read, but not light weight. It should be enlightening, but also employ a light touch. Most of the posts will be factual, some fictional... I hope it will be easy to tell the difference.

You don't need to be interested in my field to appreciate this blog, although you might learn a few things about biology as we go along. Occasionally, I will throw some untested ideas out to the web wind to see if some might become air-borne.

That's the concept. I hope you will be amused and engaged, and that you will come back.