Question: When you do a reaction no one has ever tried, do you ever feel scared or nervous?

Mairi answered on 10 Mar 2020:

Hi – when I was a student I’d sometimes feel a bit nervous in case I made a mistake! It’s important to remember though that everyone has to learn new things, and it’s okay to make mistakes and get stuff wrong as long as your learn from it. 🙂 Some of the most important reactions have been discovered by accident! But now that I have more experience I’m much more confident and I feel excited when I’m trying new reactions!