• Question: what is your favourite part of science

    Asked by smuveinc to Mark, Stu, Helen, Jenni, Martin on 20 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by heathersun, mennie13, kathsta910lol, bagpipes, mcdude, charlieallen.
    • Photo: Mark Burnley

      Mark Burnley answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      Personally, it is discovering new things and telling other people about them. Then there is the community of scientists around me: my “supervisors”, fellow lecturers, PhD students etc. that I spend most days with. These people are usually great fun. Finally, when we go to scientific conferences we get to meet the scientists who inspired us (assuming they are still alive!), and I’ve found that more often than not these “big names” are also normal people who are, like me, fascinated by what they study.

    • Photo: Jenni Tilley

      Jenni Tilley answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Teaching people new things, and learning new things myself.

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