• Question: why do you like science so much do you like being asked so many questions if so why

    Asked by to Nat, Nate, Roberto, Sam, Sarah on 13 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Natasha Stephen answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      I like science because it lets you ask lots of questions and more importantly because you’re allowed to go out and try to find the answers.

      You might be the first person to ever consider something and therefore the first person to discover something entirely new, and that’s incredible! I get to look at rocks from Mars and so few people get to do that, it’s a really special feeling.

      Answering questions about what I do makes it all the more worthwhile so that I can share that with others! So yes, I like being asked questions and I hope people like hearing or reading my answers as well.

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      Sarah Casewell answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      I guess I’m nosy! I like finding out about how things work and why they work the way they do. That’s what science is all about.
      Do I like being asked questions about science and what I do? The answer is yes! I think all scientists are enthusiastic about their area of research, and we love to try to get other people interested in it as well! We want to enthuse you guys as the next generation of scientists.

      Events like this are such a great way for you to chat to scientists about what we do and who we are. Most people don’t get to meet scientists (other than medical doctors) on a regular basis, so make the most of it, and do ask lots of questions! It’s what we’re here for!

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      Nate Bastian answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      I guess fundamentally, I love learning, at least about some things, and astronomy and science in general definitely fall in that category. We all have our own perceptions of the world, based on our experiences, but when you start looking at the world in detail, you find out how crazy things actually are. Even on earth computers shouldn’t work if our normal view of the world holds (i.e. you need quantum mechanics, which goes against nearly all of a normal perceptions), sat-navs wouldn’t work without general relatively, and in astronomy, nothing is as simple as it first appears.

      Asking questions and being asked questions is one of the best parts of science. You often learn more while answering questions than doing the actual research.

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      Sam Connolly answered on 15 Jun 2014:

      I’ve always loved working out how things work and why things are the way they are, which is exactly what science is. Understanding the way the universe works can help us with a lot of different things, like being able to make new technology, or understanding how we all got here. As a scientist your finding out new things that no one knew before, which I think is pretty amazing. And because I think Science so interesting, I love talking to other people about it, which is why I like being asked a lot of questions about it!

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      Roberto Trotta answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      Science is about keeping asking questions, and never be satisfied with the answers you come up with. When you are in school and study science, you learn about the answers given by great scientists in the past. But as you progress, you start asking new questions that nobody has thought about before — and that’s where the real fun begins. To be the first to ask a question, and to find an answer to it: that’s the whole excitement of science!

      I find that most scientists are really passionate about their job, and so naturally want to share this with others. That’s why some of us are so happy whenever they get to talk about their science with you. It’s just something we feel is very cool and we would like other people to understand why we think it is.

      Also, most of the science we do is paid for by people’s tax money, via the government who funds our research and pays for our jobs. So it’s only appropriate that we share with the public what we do and make sure they understand why we do it and why it’s important to do it. After all, it’s your money we are spending!

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