• Question: why did you want to be a scientist??? ;)

    Asked by th3villager to Indi, Jarv, John, Ken, Vicky on 12 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by ikra, chutneyoxo, yasmeenkazee, rhiannon1370, munazza786, patrice1.
    • Photo: Jarvist Moore Frost

      Jarvist Moore Frost answered on 9 Mar 2012:

      I wanted to understand things around me 🙂
      I didn’t really care too much about the ‘big’ questions (the stars are pretty, but they don’t influence our day to day lives much), but understanding how machines and computers and phones worked was really interesting. If you can understand things, you can make use of them properly, and think about designing better ones.

      When I was a kid I used to love taking things apart to see how they worked. I soon discovered things are much more difficult to put back together! My parents used to tell me off for taking my toys apart with a screwdriver and then leaving them in pieces…

    • Photo: Vicky Young

      Vicky Young answered on 9 Mar 2012:

      Like Jarvist I liked finding out how things worked, in particular how the body worked. I also liked the idea that by researching how the body works I could help people who were ill. I think it makes me feel satisfied to know that I am working towards something meaningful everyday, even if the progress can be really slow.

    • Photo: Ken Dutton-Regester

      Ken Dutton-Regester answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      I think my desire to become a scientist began in grade 10. A new school I was attending in Canberra (capital city of Australia and was there for about 1 year) had some really interesting science topics that I hadn’t come across before. In particular I was interested in biology and how drugs and diseases had affects on the body. For me, figuring out what to do after school came down to what I was most interested in – either film and television or science. I went down the science path and haven’t looked back since.

      My advice for anyone who was thinking about what they want to do in the future- do something you love and are genuinely interested in. Passion goes a long way to making your desires a reality.

    • Photo: Indi Ghangrekar

      Indi Ghangrekar answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      I always loved science lessons and learning how things worked and fit together. Biology interested me the most and I was good at it. That coupled with, as Vicky said, contributing to someday making a meaningful difference, just made it the obvious choice!

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