• Question: What should you do to be a great scientist

    Asked by jamiechang1995 to Louise, Michaela, Sian, Steve, Yvette on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Michaela Livingstone answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Be curious, enthusiastic, dedicated and open-minded! Most of all… curious and enthusiastic 🙂

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      Yvette Wilson answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      be really interested in your subject and read a lot!

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      Louise Johnson answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I wish I knew! To be a good scientist you have to be persistent, observant, and creative enough to look at old problems in new ways. It also helps if you can write well, because generally that’s how other people find out about your work.

      To be a *great* scientist you probably also have to be lucky, and maybe a little bit arrogant, because then you have the confidence to work on problems other people think are impossible.

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      Sian Harding answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Things I didnt do at all, especially go to work with top scientists when you are beginning. Be flexible, keep up with new ideas and technology. Try to be creative, not following the crowd

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      Steven Kiddle answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      be open minded, dont give up to easily, ask great questions, design great experiments, work hard and ideally communicate you ideas and findings to the general public

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