Comments on: On the road again – epilogue http://2020science.org/2009/09/27/on-the-road-again-epilogue/ Providing a clear perspective on developing science and technology responsibly Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Maynard http://2020science.org/2009/09/27/on-the-road-again-epilogue/#comment-28996 Andrew Maynard Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:01:19 +0000 http://2020science.org/?p=2269#comment-28996 Thanks Ruth - appreciate the kind words :-) I've tried cutting the caffeine out, but to little effect - think all that British tea drinking has saturated my system! Thanks Ruth – appreciate the kind words :-)

I’ve tried cutting the caffeine out, but to little effect – think all that British tea drinking has saturated my system!

]]> By: Ruth Seeley http://2020science.org/2009/09/27/on-the-road-again-epilogue/#comment-28988 Ruth Seeley Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:37:18 +0000 http://2020science.org/?p=2269#comment-28988 One of the things I admire most about you is your patience. Good spokespeople are few and far between, and the ability to answer the same questions asked over and over again by different people is not something I can do - my reaction is far more likely to be, 'let me Google that for you,' accompanied by a large sigh and an eyeroll. Your willingness to engage on both the 1:1 and 1:many levels, your enthusiasm for your subject(s) and, more than anything else, your graciousness are precisely what's required. And they're in short supply, if that's any consolation at all. I still think the insomnia and the caffeine consumption go hand in hand though. My Rx includes some melatonin and a strict ban on caffeine after 7PM. As well as more of that fresh air. ;) One of the things I admire most about you is your patience. Good spokespeople are few and far between, and the ability to answer the same questions asked over and over again by different people is not something I can do – my reaction is far more likely to be, ‘let me Google that for you,’ accompanied by a large sigh and an eyeroll. Your willingness to engage on both the 1:1 and 1:many levels, your enthusiasm for your subject(s) and, more than anything else, your graciousness are precisely what’s required. And they’re in short supply, if that’s any consolation at all.

I still think the insomnia and the caffeine consumption go hand in hand though. My Rx includes some melatonin and a strict ban on caffeine after 7PM. As well as more of that fresh air. ;)

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