• Question: why does science interest you?

    Asked by chloetaylorx to Suzi, Simon, Rachael, Damien, Tim on 14 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by geordiecatcher, kt14, carriew111, lucysmith, eleanormulligan123.
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      Suzi Gage answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      Hi @chloetaylorx and geordiecatcher
      Thanks for the question!

      It’s hard to know why science interests me, everyone is different I guess! But for me, understanding the world around us, from giant planets and stars, to the insides of our bodies, to tiny particles that make up EVERYTHING, is just brilliant!

      Everything is so complicated, so being part of research trying to further understand even a tiny part of everything is great! When you first run an experiment, and get your results, for a moment you’re the only person who knows this new result, and it’s your job to tell the world. That’s a brilliant feeling!

      I hope this answers your question 🙂

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      Tim Fosker answered on 10 Jun 2011:

      Hi chloetaylorx and geordiecatcher,

      I completely agree with Suzi, she has summed up why science interests me too. The feeling that you get when you first look at some new results is amazing. You design an experiment to answer a question you have and you don’t always get the answer you expect – those times when you discover something unexpected can be the most exciting.

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      Damien Hall answered on 12 Jun 2011:

      I can’t do any better than Suzi and Tim about why science in general interests me – thrills me, sometimes! – so I’ll leave it at that.

      Why language science in particular interests me is because I love working with languages and speaking other languages, but I also love how precise you can be about them. Most people know (don’t they? – most Brits, anyway) what a Cockney accent and a Geordie accent sound like, and so most Brits can tell the difference when they hear them. But with science we can make graphs of exactly what the difference is (in terms of the physics of the sounds). That means you can say something about what you hear, and have the figures to back it up, which is important if you want other people to believe your research. If you only have the evidence of your ears, that’s great to start with, but other people could say “Well, I don’t hear it that way”, and you wouldn’t be able to prove who was right!

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      Rachael Ward answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      These are great answers and I agree!
      I love science because its everywhere, everything! And helps us understand whats around us.
      I love neuroscience and the brain for sort of a similar reason – the brain is involved in so much of what we do – how we move and breathe, how we think, our senses, our moods. I find that amazing and want to know more about how it works!

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