I find this position very rewarding in that I get to meet very interesting academics as well as people at all levels in industry who are experts in fascinating fields of science and technology. (sciencemag.org)
I've seen this time and again: for example, the scientist who takes a job in quality control for a pharmaceutical company and is surprised by how fascinating the field is. (sciencemag.org)
It's called «abiogenesis,» and it's an extremely fascinating field with a number of really smart scientists looking for possible answers. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)