Interview: Professor Ian Lowe - a cricketer, a choristor, an author, a scientist and a granddad who intends to keep lighting a candle to ward off the darkness

Professor Ian Lowe lives in the small coastal town of Marcoola on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, a place he and his late partner moved to in retirement. However, as he points out, once a scientist, always a scientist, and so he continues to devour scientific journals, engage in webinars and travel to conferences covering topics that embrace his interests. The Professor has written many books and has been involved in ensuring others get published. Ian has been a regular at the Woodford Folk Festival and recently was a guest on the day four edition of the podcast, "First Wine of the Day". Although he spent some of his career in England, most of Ian's time was spent at Queensland's Griffith University.