My Blog

letting off STEAM

What can you expect to read in my blog?

If you’re curious about science – especially neuroscience – fascinated by genetic genealogy, or a fan of shows like Who Do You Think You Are, then you’re in the right place!

You’ll find a wide mix of topics spanning brain health, Alzheimer’s disease, genetics, genetic genealogy, adoption, identity, creativity, synchronicity, psychology, writing, research for writing, and more, organised into three main categories: Finding Dulcie, Decoding Alzheimers, and Our Awesome Brain.

Think of this blog as a Tiki Tour – a well-loved Kiwi expression for a journey where the destination isn’t always clear, but you’ll have a lot of fun along the way. So, have a fossick around, explore, enjoy, and hopefully discover something that inspires your own Tiki Tour.

Typing to slow the mind

Jenny2023-08-01T13:30:56+00:00August 1st, 2023|Our Awesome Brain|

I’ve always been obsessed by typewriters. On those days I had to go into dad’s office, I would nag and nag until he would ask

How It All Began

Jenny2023-08-01T00:25:34+00:00August 1st, 2023|Decoding Alzheimers|

A mathematician, a geneticist and a physicist walked into a bar ...

Alzheimer’s Ticking Timebomb

Jenny2023-08-08T05:03:36+00:00July 31st, 2023|Decoding Alzheimers|

This post is longer than what I usually write, but humour me on this occasion, as it's After caring for my mum at home

Why letting off STEAM?

My writing will mostly be through a science lens – after all, I’m a life-long scientist – yes, that’s me above on my first birthday conducting a taste experiment on a beach spade. Hypothesis confirmed: sand tastes terrible!

I also happen to have a background spanning all four STEM fields: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Add my love for writing, and you get the Arts sneaking in to transform STEM into STEAM.

“Letting off steam” is a Kiwi expression for releasing bottled-up energy (in my case, ideas), and I can’t think of a better way to do that than through my two passions: science and writing.