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Gender	Female
Industry	Science
Occupation	Staff Scientist
Location	Boston Area, MA, United States
Introduction	I'm a scientist and good at statistics, but I make my living reading highly technical material and then writing and commenting on it for the people who use that science to make the world safer for breathing in. I like the natural world, the wet side more than the tree and mountain side, and need regular doses to stay sane.
Interests	Playing outside, commuter cycling, kayaking local waterways, body surfing, live music when I can get it, obscure history, and beer. I like to see the world, but I also like to see the local world at the pace of human movement - by foot, by bike, or by kayak.
Favorite movies	I tend to like obscure and not so obscure unrated stuff with subtitles - the more raw and realistically human in form and behavior, the better. I also enjoy 3-D IMAX eyecandy like Speedracer. Otherwise, I'm not much of a movie person.
Favorite music	Garage and surf rock, and most music that derives from those but is more contemporary in lyric and quality. My boys sometimes accuse me of enjoying badly recorded noise.
Favorite books	Guns, Germs, and Steel; Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series; Anything Douglas Coupland or Malcolm Gladwell.