• Question: How did you become interested in science?

    Asked by mhchs15 to Edd, Jess, Nicolas, Zara on 22 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by hotcherry98, orangelover98.
    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Hi mhchs15!

      Growing up, I was always interested in animals… I used to love exploring rock pools at the seaside or dipping for tadpoles in my local pond. When I got a bit older, I started watching David Attenborough programmes (check out this for a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y ) and I was hooked! I had so many questions… what’s the biggest animal? how do fish breathe? why are bats blind?

      I wanted answers! So I decided to study biology at school. After that, I studied zoology at university… the more I learned, the more interested I became in animal biology! During my degree I went on field trips to Trinidad (where I saw hundreds of different animals and studied tree frogs: ) and Cyprus (where I studied sea turtles), which sparked my interest further.

      After my degree, I decided to go back to university to do scientific research… and here I am! 🙂

      One other thing… I’ve had some great science teachers and lecturers throughout my scientific for career. Without their encouragement and enthusiasm, I don’t think I’d be here today!

    • Photo: Edward Codling

      Edward Codling answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Looking back to when I was young I think I have always thought like a scientist! Science is all about having ideas and asking questions – I have always been insatiably curious about the world and have always wanted to find out new things and ask questions – this probably used to annoy my teachers, but is essentially the same thing that I do now.

      I just kept on studying things until I ended up in the position I am in now where the science I do is still all about asking questions and thinking about new ideas. I didn’t really have a plan when I was younger to become a scientist – I just kept on doing what I enjoy!

    • Photo: Jessica Chu

      Jessica Chu answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Back when I was in school.. learning about cells. I have never thought about cells and what they do until then! But then I thought about it more.. we are made up of them and they do really clever reactions to keep us alive!!
      I thought that is pretty amazing and how everyone is made up of cells (genes and same basic DNA pairs) but we all look so different and each have a mind of their own 🙂

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