• Question: do you love science

    Asked by harryamaechi to Rick, Colin, Charlotte, Catherine, Becki on 17 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Rebecca Scott

      Rebecca Scott answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      Now I do 🙂 But it wasn’t always the case. When I was in school, I was good at science but not really interested in it. I got scared of it because of people always messing around in my class. I went to uni and studied archaeology and avoided science as much as possible. But, when I went to work, there were a lot of people who could do what I did and I decided that I needed something to set me apart from other archaeologists. So, I decided to go back to uni, where I studied forensic archaeology and learnt a lot of analytical chemistry. Then I did my PhD and learnt lots about glass chemistry. Now I love science, especially chemistry. I’m always the 1st to volunteer to have a go at things. I really enjoy trying to find new ways to test things. I wish I had studied science more in school and followed chemistry in uni, I think science has so much potential.

    • Photo: Colin Swift

      Colin Swift answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      Indeed, it gives me a good idea as to how things around us work, and the processes and interactions involved to make the place we live in. Learning about how things interact is quite fascinating.

    • Photo: Catherine Fontinelle

      Catherine Fontinelle answered on 17 Jun 2013:

      I enjoyed science at school, but I also loved Maths and English. I had the good fortune to have brilliant teachers in those two subjects. Since then I have been exposed to sooooo many bits of science and, even now, I get excited about learning new techniques.
      All you can do is be the best that YOU can be. You will never regret doing your best.

    • Photo: Charlotte Dalton

      Charlotte Dalton answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Yes I do! I think this comes from reading a lot about the world and wanting to try things and make a difference however small

    • Photo: Rick Smith

      Rick Smith answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Yes, I think you have to love what you do if you spend so much time doing it. I don’t think I could feel as happy and rewarded working in any other area. The great thing about science is how big it is, there are so so many very different areas to learn about, hard to ever get bored

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