• Question: Did you always want to be a scientist?

    Asked by superstar to Louise, Michaela, Sian, Steve, Yvette on 13 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by shyshy97, tinkywinky.
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      Steven Kiddle answered on 12 Jun 2010:

      I decided two years ago that i wanted to be a scientist, but i’ve always been curious about how the world works. What is life? Is there alien life? How does a tv work? etc.

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      Sian Harding answered on 12 Jun 2010:

      Yes. I remember the dinner lady asking me what I would do when I grew up, when I was nine. I said “cutting up dead bodies” as it was the only way I could think to describe finding out how human biology worked, but not being a medical doctor.

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      Yvette Wilson answered on 12 Jun 2010:

      Until about 17 I didn’t really realise that being a scientist was a career option. A combination of poor career guidance and lack of clear thinking on my part. Even though I loved science at school I did not know how to go about becoming a scientist, specially in Zimbabwe. At that stage I did a school field trip with some really dedicated scientists and they really inspired me. I then realised that it would be difficult for me to be a scientist in Zimbabwe so started working really hard at school to get to study in the UK.

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      Louise Johnson answered on 12 Jun 2010:

      Not always, but since my early teens I wanted to do something science-related.

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      Michaela Livingstone answered on 13 Jun 2010:

      Nope, when I was younger I wanted to be all sorts of things, but from the age of 14 or so I read the comic book guide to genetics and it fascinated me, from that moment onwards I wanted to be a scientist and learn as much as I could about how things worked.

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