• Question: what is your favourite type of science

    Asked by anon-193364 to Heidi, Jamal, Morwenna, iainstaniland, Emma, Carl on 5 Nov 2018. This question was also asked by anon-193361, anon-193397.
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      Heidi Gardner answered on 5 Nov 2018:

      Sciences related to health and disease – that covers lots of types of science though because the body is a complicated thing. I find brain sciences really interesting, bits of psychology. I was never very good at physics though, I just couldn’t get my head around it so I never really enjoyed it very much.

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      Jamal Kinsella answered on 5 Nov 2018:

      Thank you for your question! My favourite sciences tend to be the ones which can help us build a better future for the world. This brings me to areas like technology quite often, which fits my work of trying to understand driving and train people to be better drivers by using a driving simulator!

      I think that every science can help improve human lives, from physics, to geology, to psychology, and beyond, and my favourite thing to do when I meet other scientists is hear their hopes for how their science could make a real difference in the not-too-distant future!

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      Emma Crawford answered on 11 Nov 2018:

      My favourite science is statistics! Statistics is used to analyze all types of data, and helps keeps us informed about what is happening in the world around us. Statistics are important because today we live in such a technological world were we collect so much data and information that we need to make sense of 🙂

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      Iain Staniland answered on 12 Nov 2018:

      I love all the sciences but I find it easier to understand biology so this tends to be my favorite. I wish I was cleverer and could get to grips with the harder bits of Physics as it involves such amazing subjects such as the how did the universe start, what is time and is there life anywhere else?

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    Emma commented on :

    Jumping in here to say I’m fascinated by Molecular gastronomy! Ever since watching Heston Blumenthal on TV, I find the science that can be done with cooking truly magical and almost an art form as much as it is science! With the added bonus that you hopefully get something tasty to eat at the end too 😉

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    anon-193361 commented on :

    Thank you for your answer, I always look forward to asking scientists questions on here and i’m always intrigued by their replies. personally i enjoy chemistry because combining chemicals to see their results fascinates me. My friend who i’m sharing this account with says he enjoys astrology and to be honest i can’t blame him.