• Question: why are you a scientist

    Asked by anon-173974 to Yewande, Melanie, Tim, Hayley, Carl, Alex on 11 Jun 2018. This question was also asked by anon-174798, anon-174227, anon-174262.
    • Photo: Yewande Oyekenu

      Yewande Oyekenu answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      I am a scientist because I love science and read hard in school as I was told that science students must pass English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. I passed all these courses and my result was good enough to study any science course at University.

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      Melanie Hannah answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      I loved lab class at school and wanted to work in a lab, so that is the path I eventaully pursued.

    • Photo: Tim Craig

      Tim Craig answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      I like understanding the world around me, and I like problem solving. The combination of those two things led me to science!

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      Alex Seeney answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      The more I studied the animals and environments I worked with, the more I wanted to be able to understand them. As a scientist, I am able to do this, and I am also able to pass on this knowledge to other people, so that they can understand these things too!

Comments

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    Alex commented on :

    Being a scientist means I get to find out the answers to questions I have about something that interests me. Think of something you really, really enjoy doing – it could be a sport, a subject at school, a game you like playing, etc. Now imagine doing that as a job. That’s what being a scientist is like for me – I get to do something I love every day.