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Asked by to Claire, Ian, Sergey, Vicky, Zena on 18 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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Zena Hira answered on 18 Jun 2014:
It makes you less likely to believe things that are lies. I specifically learned to apply logic to everything (because this is what computer science is about – logic) so I analyze things a lot before I take a side, and i also have to be 100% sure about something in order to support it. I have learned though that most people are not like that
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Sergey Lamzin answered on 18 Jun 2014:
It changes your life for the better.
Some people believe certain things are bad – as a scientists you often know that’s not true.
And for those things where you know it’s bad – well you generally know that there is not better alternative anyways 🙂 -
Claire Shooter answered on 19 Jun 2014:
It doesn’t really, but it’s nice that when I see something ridiculous in a newspaper or on facebook like ‘Apples are made of chemicals!!!!!1’ or ‘Breathing gives you cancer!’ I can look at it critically, know it’s baloney and not get worried about it.
I’m sure most people can spot this sort of thin, but there do also seem to be a lot of people who worry about things which are completely made up! -
Ian Simpson answered on 23 Jun 2014:
I tend to be very interested in how things work and pretty observant. Also as others have said try to look for the evidence behind statements in the press/media whether in a science related article or not.
There is also apparently no limit to the things that I can be fascinated by much to my kids amusement 😀 This weekend we were building a working catapult (as you do) and I suggested we should work out the optimum weight and tension to maximise the range. Consequently I then had to fix the catapult as the firing arm blew off under the massive pressure I’d put it under. A scientist in action…
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