I love reading about others’ work in publications, but also in a more informal way that ties motivation, results, history, and context together. That’s what I’ve tried to do in this blog, and I’m going to start that again now.

This is an intentional return to Web 1.0.

Scientists have been unpaid content creators on social media platforms that may or may not have their best interests at heart. In contrast, email and blogs are powerful tools that use open protocols.

There is a modern argument against long-form blogs: modern attention spans are insufficient to read a long-format blog post. I hear that and loudly rebel against it. If reading 1300 words strains our attention span, let the effort strengthen our attention muscle. This is a hill I’m willing to die on for the thinking world and for my children.

I’ll announce blog posts on social media, but I would most like to connect via email and RSS. If you would like to join our Google Groups group, here’s the link: https://groups.google.com/g/matsengrp.

I’m looking forward to sharing our work with you again. Grab a mug of tea, take a deep breath, and join me in a voyage back to the future.