• Question: What's you're favourite thing about science

    Asked by gracecallery to Adam, Geoff, Rob, Sheila, Suzie on 21 Mar 2011 in Categories: . This question was also asked by katie273, chloevaughan.
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      Geoff McBride answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      I like terrestial planets, Mars, Venus, Mercury but also moons like Titan and of course the new planets such as Gliese 581 c it’s a bit too big [5 times the mass of the Earth] but I’m expecting them to find a smaller one soon

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      Suzie Sheehy answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      My favourite thing about science is the diversity of the subject. You can study anything from how the Universe came into existence to how humans interact and how animals migrate. If you’re interested in the world, then you should be interested in science!

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      Adam Tuff answered on 18 Mar 2011:

      I think it’s amazing we can describe our universe with laws and mathematics, or that we can use our knowledge of the universe to build incredible machines that can take us into space, or devices that can store thousands of gigabytes of data and fit in our pockets. Don’t you think it’s incredible?

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      Sheila Kanani answered on 20 Mar 2011:

      Nice question!
      My favourite thing about physics is that it literally can be used to explain everything! From how best to play footballs, to why saxophones make noise, to why planets and stars form!
      I also like science because I like to learn. I like finding out new stuff that no one has every found out before, you get a real buzz from being the first ever person to look at some data or understand what is going on! Especially exciting when you think that my data comes all the way from Saturn!! 🙂

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      Robert Simpson answered on 21 Mar 2011:

      It’s fun! I like learning new things and in my work I get to meet lots of interesting people – mostly scientists. Also, anyone can like science and ask scientific questions – its easy to be a scientist and not be one professionally – it’s accessible to all.

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