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Asked by sasha to Cesar, Emily, Jamie, Kate, Philippa on 13 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by clogerina01, prii, chloe98, laurax, nicolepoynter, zackowako97, scottdukes, smiffiieee, chloelou98, meggie, b3nwi11iamsexplodes, beckiee100, emilycurtis, leighann, jkinnon08.
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Philippa Demonte answered on 12 Jun 2011:
@sasha @clogerina01 @prii @chloe98 I like science because I’m curious about how things work and why things are the way they are.
I think I also like science because I spent time doing something that had nothing to do with science (I worked at a record company for 9 years), so when that came to an end I felt like I needed a new challenge! It’s been fun engaging my brain again!
What I like most about science is that it is never dull. There is always something new to explore. Sometimes scientists studying the same thing may argue, but being challenged like that is a good thing; that’s how new discoveries are made.
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Cesar Lopez-Monsalvo answered on 12 Jun 2011:
I like science because it is all about exploring new directions. It is like building paths between places you suspect can be connected but it is not clear how. In the way you may find that there was a straight and nice path, or that it is a bit bumpy or, sometimes, that is completely impassable. It is literally like walking on new and unexplored roads and sometimes getting into completely new lands.
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Kate Clancy answered on 13 Jun 2011:
I actually wrote a blog post just on this topic recently, you can find it here: http://professorkateclancy.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-its-cool-to-be-scientist-especially.html.
But here is the short answer: I love the way the scientific method makes me feel like a detective, sleuthing out clues to how the body works. I love how I can use a method this logical and have it help me find and understand bias in science. And I just think the fact that women can grow babies in their bodies to be one of the most interesting things in the world.
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Emily Robinson answered on 13 Jun 2011:
When I was young I always loved taking things apart to see how they worked. I think science gave me a perfect chance to keep that natural curiosity alive! I particularly got interested in neuroscience at 6th form (year 11-ish) when I found a booklet about neuroscience in my careers library. When I read about all the amazing questions being asked I just couldn’t put it down… Something clicked! So I went home and told my mum I was going to go to uni to study neuroscience, and although she was very happy I’d found something to be so passionate about she was a little concerned that she’d never really heard of it. But after reading some books and watching some documentaries I convinced her it was right for me.
Now I think my favourite thing about science is still being able to work out how things work… Just these days it is done in a more thought out experiment manner… But it still feels amazing when you get those results that you have been waiting months for and it makes the answer suddenly clear! -
Jamie Gallagher answered on 13 Jun 2011:
Hmmm well to me half of science is just about the way you think. I love when people give me a problem and I can puzzle it out.
I’m a problem solver and I like it.I also love that I get to discover things that no one in the world has ever known or thought of!
And right now I am loving the fact that it let’s me get involved in things like this. It let’s me get on stage and do science festivals. It even let’s me meet famous people! This week I’ve met a government minister, Brian cox, Greg foot and a blue Peter presenter.
Who says scientists work in the lab! It is a great life!!!!!
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