I am a hairy scientist who spent five years doing post-doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh in Chemistry. I also did science communication where I took colourful and exploding things to schools around Scotland and England to get kids excited about science. I still do those things but I'm now a full-time Chemistry teacher at a secondary school in Fife. I also organise traditional music youth projects (www.tintosummerschool.com), and I host a folk-orientated internet radio show. I am a fiddle player and singer, involved with Scottish traditional music. I play in a couple of ceilidh bands (Scottish dancing: www.offcentreceilidh.co.uk). I love cooking, gardening, Geocaching and being a "Weird Uncle" to my wee niece, Heidi.