• Question: Why do you like being a scientist?

    Asked by anon-282400 on 2 Mar 2021. This question was also asked by anon-282398, anon-285353, anon-290489, anon-290473.
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      Karen Burstow answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I love being a scientist because it’s interesting, I’m always learning new things and it’s so satisfying when an experiment goes well! I also really like having a mixture of lab work and desk work in my job.

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      Chris Waller answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I like being a scientist because I always get to do and learn new things. I pick things that no-one has done before and I try to do them. It’s often hard work but it is very fun!

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      Nicola Morrice answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I like being a scientist as my job is very exciting and interesting. I do a lot of different things from day to day so my job is never boring. It’s a really great feeling when you find out the result of a new experiment that you have designed and you realise that something is working the way that you thought it was.

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      Tim Burrow answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      The sense of the unknown! Everyday we are working towards contributing to human knowledge, to determining how something works! You take projects from a start and the satisfaction that you get once it is finished is phenomenal, all the hard work pays off and the world understands something a little more!

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      Callum Thomas answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I like being a scientist because I get to work with people from all around the world. I have been able to meet and work with people from lots of different countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Even if you can’t always work face-to-face the internet means we are able to collaborate with people from everywhere and share our ideas.

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      Jonathan Willis answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I like learning about new things and working in science is probably a pretty good place for that as there are always new discoveries to learn about from the smallest physical particles to trying to understand the largest things in the galaxy. I remember going to lectures at uni when I was studying how cells signal to each other and just thinking wow, I sat and watched the Perseverance rover land on Mars this year knowing that there is loads of amazing technology that got it there and thought wow and I just keep on learning and reading about lots of other amazing things in science.

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      Claire Price answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      Science is like a puzzle and I love puzzles! I love being able to work things out and finding out something I never knew before. I also get to work with incredible people who have a passion for science just like me.

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      Anna Westland answered on 2 Mar 2021:

      I love how many different things I get to do – looking at skeletons, computer programming, archaeological digs, teaching, writing… It keeps me interested! (even if I don’t always enjoy all of it)
      Also, I think it’s just so cool that I could discover something totally new in my research that no one has found out before.

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      Jess Buddle answered on 3 Mar 2021:

      I love being a scientist because my job is different every day, im always finding out new things! I really enjoy the challenge and i love being in the lab 🙂

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      Callum Hamilton answered on 3 Mar 2021:

      i love being a scientist because every day is different, and you’re always looking for new information. Every day is a learning day in science and i really enjoy the different ideas people bring to the community.

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      Alba Park de la Torriente answered on 4 Mar 2021:

      I love having the illusion that my work will one day help to keep animals and people healthy. I really like the challenges of having to come up with creative ways of solving problems, and I really love being in a constant learning process. I do not like, though, that I am very shy and it’s hard for me to network (especially in these times of pandemic); which is an important skill for scientists.

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      Felicity Hunter answered on 4 Mar 2021:

      Thanks for the great question. Science is all about discovering new things that nobody in the world knows yet and that could benefit human kind which I find really exciting. I love to come up with new ideas for experiments as it is very creative. It is also very rewarding to contribute towards information that could eventually benefit people suffering from diseases and to make the world a better place to live.

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      Lizzie Pendlington answered on 5 Mar 2021:

      I always have so many questions about the world around us and with science I can answer those which I think is pretty cool 💥

Comments

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    Claire commented on :

    Honestly? It is so cool! I get to do experiments in the lab and found out new things everyday. Whether these things are huge breakthroughs or the tiniest of ideas. There is nothing cooler than that!