Scientists are, for various reasons, primarily focused on communicating
with each other, although most of the funding for the research conducted comes
from the tax payers. Popularizing science can be difficult, in particular
conveying all the uncertainties that are prominent in most fields of science. In
my opinion it is, however, a task worthwhile doing, both as a service to the public
discourse, and in these times of financial crisis, perhaps also a necessity to explain
why public research funding is important.
I recently started a 5-year, publicly funded project titled:
Changing phytoplankton community composition and its effect on biogeochemical
fluxes in the Baltic Sea. This blog is an attempt of public outreach, and I
will try to follow up on the tasks done and what the results might imply. I
will also try to write about more general topics covering Baltic Sea science. 
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