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     <img src="/assets/images/about/small-profile.jpeg" alt="Garrek Stemo"/>
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-I’m an assistant professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan 
+I’m a molecular/chemical physicist at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan 
 in the <a href="https://qps-lab-naist-en.labby.jp">Quantum Photo-Science Laboratory</a>
 researching interactions between molecules and confined light at femtosecond and picosecond time scales with ultrafast lasers.
 
+I am also interested in how governments allocate resources to scientific output.
+Funding basic research has a track record of improving quality of life and driving economic growth,
+yet governments around the world have been cutting science budgets.
+For a myriad of reasons, funding basic science has to increase.
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 This website is my home on the internet, because <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24087834/hank-green-decoder-podcast-google-youtube-web-media-platforms-distribution-future">websites are back!</a>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ <h3>Site and tools</h3>
 Here are some of my favorites:
 
 <ul>
-    <li><a href="https://affinity.serif.com">Affinity Designer</a> for all my graphics needs</li>
+    <li><a href="https://affinity.serif.com">Affinity Designer</a> for most of my graphics needs</li>
     <li><a href="https://docs.makie.org/stable/">Makie</a> for making plots in Julia</li>
     <li><a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/">Things</a> for task management</li>
     <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/keynote/">Keynote</a> for presentations</li>