• Question: Are all scientists mad?

    Asked by Libster to Ashley, Bernard, Carsten, Monique on 7 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Monique Henson

      Monique Henson answered on 7 Nov 2015:

      No! Or at least I don’t think so…

      Quite often in TV shows and films scientists are always seen as different to other people or a little bit odd. In reality, we’re just like everyone else.

    • Photo: Carsten Welsch

      Carsten Welsch answered on 8 Nov 2015:

      “Madness is a spectrum of behaviours characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioural patterns.” (Wikipedia)

      Hmm,…I need to think about this one…

    • Photo: Ashley Hughes

      Ashley Hughes answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      I think we are generally pretty normal – however I think little odd ‘quirks’ of personality are more common in academia…

    • Photo: Bernard Ennis

      Bernard Ennis answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      I’ve never personally met a mad scientist, but I’ve met some pretty strange ones. People often think scientists are mad because they think in different ways to the majority and when you do that you can come up with some unusual ideas. I also think it’s easier to label people who are different than to try to understand what is going on in their heads.

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