• Question: How long have you been a scientist and do you think you'll do anything worthwile to the world.

    Asked by Hawaiian to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara, Siana on 6 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Sara Falcone

      Sara Falcone answered on 6 Nov 2015:


      I have been working in the same field for almost 4 years now. Before I did some research on the welfare of dairy goat (from goats to mice, what a jump!).
      I think it is the dream of most (all?) scientists to do something that makes the difference. I am realistic and think that it would be veeeery hard, but if it’s not me, I hope at least to put my little puzzle piece on the table for whoever will complete the full picture.

    • Photo: Richard Unwin

      Richard Unwin answered on 6 Nov 2015:


      I’ve been a scientist for about 15 years now. During this time I have developed new methods for doing experiments that other scientists round the world now use, and I have made some interesting discoveries tat we think could be valuable for diagnosing diseases, improving patient care and developing new medicines. However, these things take a lot of time (and money, and other people) to test and get into routine use – but we’re working hard on it…

    • Photo: Siana Jones

      Siana Jones answered on 6 Nov 2015:


      I think I’ve always been a scientist. When I was small I kept snails in a box and fed them different things to see what would happen. Unsurprisingly, the ‘honey on toast’ diet finished them off.
      This was not a very good experiment (or a very nice one) but it was an experiment and therefore I was a scientist.

    • Photo: Carolyn Nielsen

      Carolyn Nielsen answered on 9 Nov 2015:


      I think I have always been curious and wanted to understand why things are happening, rather than just accepting that they are.. so in that way I have always been a secret scientist, but I have been working in a lab with a lab coat and everything for the last five years.

    • Photo: Peter Francis

      Peter Francis answered on 10 Nov 2015:


      Including my time as a student I have been a scientist for 10 years now. I have conducted studies which confirm what many other studies have shown in different ways since the 1950’s and that is that exercise is the greatest medicine known to man for the prevention and treatment of virtually all chronic disease. The most worthwhile thing I have done is to get as many people exercising as I can over the years.

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