I started in investigative journalism on hard topics that require the ability to grasp the essentials of technology, economics or politics quickly, and convey them simply, accurately and, of course, without being sued. At Victoria I studied Philosophy and later Applied Statistics.While I have had a lifelong interest in information technology, science and industrial policy, and national development, for most of this century I have specialised in transport. This covers just about every aspect of society on the move from economics to emerging technology, infrastructure, climate change, safety to equity. I was extremely lucky to have a genius like Jayne Gale as a mentor, who taught me so much about transport economics from a feminist perspective. Minority views on transport, especially very large under-represented groups like women and older people are a special interest to me.For well over a decade I have researched public opinion through surveying. Thanks to great mentors like Kim Saffron, I have learned a lot about survey design, and the role of bias not only in framing questions but also in the response various sampling regimes produce. Bias is inescapable, but the most important thing is understanding how it is produced or manifested. I believe that the object of surveys is to identify sources and strengths of conflict. Conflict is expensive, creates delay and social discord. Finding common ground is good for everyone.To me a computer is a piano for playing anything from hiphop to classical. I use a range of writing tools for text. I have a background in publishing and design ( so use Adobe or Affinity tools) for graphic and web design, I do data analysis (with Excel, SPSS, Python and R using Juypter notebooks and R Studio), and am comfortable with sound and video editing tools. When I am not at work I paint (acrylic on canvas), write (eight books to date) and research stuff (for books), and do bad bird photography. I am currently interested in Wisdom and ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Mars, Idaho, 11-13th Century Britain, and Dr Dee. To relax I explore world music (lately Otyken and Larkin Poe) and play chess or xbox games (Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim and Fallout 4 especially).