Science fluorishes even on long train trips

SOSNOWIEC, POLAND — Today my friend and colleague Tomasz Borszcz and I had a ten-hour train trip from Sopot to Sosnowiec in southern Poland. Our destination was the University of Silesia to meet with Michał Zatoń for research. I didn’t see any inspiring scenes from the train window, so I photographed Tomasz sitting opposite me. We had excellent conversations about many scientific topics of mutual interest. I was grateful for both his companonship and skills in knowing where this mysterious train was at any given time.