A scientist by degree, I’ve had a career as a writer, television researcher, and communications specialist in the healthcare and academia. (I’ve also sailed on a tall ship in the South Atlantic, found myself accidentally herding reindeer with the Sami in the Arctic, got hijacked on the night-train from Tangiers, and worked in the retained organs department of my local hospital.) When I get the time, I relax by playing the piano and taking photographs.