• Question: What was your first step to become a scientist?

    Asked by hennah to Bob, Katie, Nisha, Sallie, Vee on 27 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by tammy2, freyaz.
    • Photo: Sallie Baxendale

      Sallie Baxendale answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Probably, having an interest in why things happen and wondering whether it would be possible to intervene and control that. In psychology you learn that it is possible to manipulate people’s behaviour and predict how they will repsond in certain situtaions. It seemed amazing to me that you could apply the same predictability that you see in chemistry when you mix two substances together, to human behaviour.

    • Photo: Bob Bonwick

      Bob Bonwick answered on 30 Jun 2012:

      Knowing what kind of science you want to do really. Then go from there, study and enjoy the work too, if you don’t you won’t be a happy scientist.

    • Photo: Vee Mitchell

      Vee Mitchell answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      Probably chosing to do a science degree at university. That allowed me to chose the subject that I wanted to work in.

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