Becky Ward and a bar

After the iGEM Jamboree Becky and I went to a local pub for a drink and I got a look at my own stereotypes. On some deep, crude level I have this idea that scientists are not particulary self-reflective or self-aware, but Becky is both. We talk a lot about work, life, relationships, etc, and she's very astute. Perhaps that's why she moved away from research and into management. Hmmm. But many of the folks here seem more than 'just scientists', which is refreshing.