• Question: what is your favorite part about bein a scientist???

    Asked by ch4rl13npukk4 to Duncan, Kiran, Paul, Sarah, Sharon on 15 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Duncan Murdock

      Duncan Murdock answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      I think the most exciting part is when you find out something no-one else has found out before, even if it’s a very small thing, to know you’re contributing to our knowledge of a subject is great!

    • Photo: Paul Stevenson

      Paul Stevenson answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      I think it’s the feeling of finding out something about nature that no-one knew before. Usually it comes after a hard calculation (in my case), or a difficult experiment (in other scientists’). There’s a great sense of satisfaction in doing something difficult and getting it right.

      My other favourite part is going to talk about my work to other people in conferences all over the world

    • Photo: Sharon Sneddon

      Sharon Sneddon answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      I love the variety of my work, whether it is being in the lab doing experiments, or getting out and about to talk to other scientists and people like you guys about my work, no two days are the same so I never get bored! And, like Duncan said, it’s really exciting if you find out something that no one else has discovered before!!

    • Photo: Kiran Meekings

      Kiran Meekings answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      Learning new things! Everyday I learn about something new – today it was medullary thyroid cancer, tomorrow it’s going to probably be a new type of bladder cancer. I really enjoy widening my knowledge. I also love mixing with other scientists at work, we teach each other a lot as are all interested in the same kind of way. Not necessary about science either, useless information is just as interesting to us. From my scientist friend today I learnt which country has the most camels in the world. You’d never be able to guess…. It’s Australia!…

    • Photo: Sarah Mount

      Sarah Mount answered on 15 Mar 2010:

      Finding new ways to solve difficult problems. There’s a great sense of achievement when you do something very well, even if only a few people have the faintest idea what your work means!

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