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Asked by paca499waws on 11 Jul 2024.
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Karen Adler answered on 11 Jul 2024:
I watched science shows on the telly, like Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Magic School Bus (I grew up in the 90s), and then documentaries. I really liked the idea of being someone who can explain science to others on the telly, and I thought that was what a scientist did, for quite a while! Then I started learning science in school and realised that it was the beginning of what those people did too! So I’ve just been following what interested me, and it led me to my job!
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Sandra Robertson answered on 11 Jul 2024:
When I was very young I loved being outside mixing mud pies and making ‘perfume’ collecting petals from flowers in the garden and mixing them up with water. You don’t really think of this being ‘science’ at that age, more just having fun mixing different things to see how they react together. Later as I progressed through high school, I started to realise this desire to know what happens was science, and I really enjoyed any opportunity to do class experiments. During my exam years I studied Chemistry and Physics, and then later I also took the chance to study Biology when my timetable allowed. The enthusiasm of some of my teachers was definitely a big influence on my enjoyment of science subjects at school. And now I have a job where I get to mix potions that help save people’s lives, which i am really proud of.
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Kareen Macleod answered on 11 Jul 2024:
I liked learning, but I found that learning about science topics was particularly interesting as I could relate things like Biology to real life. That was the start for me.
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Celine Wittke answered on 11 Jul 2024:
I loved Higher Human Biology in high school – it was my favourite subject by far. This made me apply to various broad medical-related undergraduate degrees and ultimately got me to where I am now. I have always been fascinated about how the body works and what goes wrong in diseases, particularly cancers.
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Alexander De Bruin answered on 16 Jul 2024:
I was always interested in how the world works, and my parents and grandparents encouraged my curiosity. I then found that I was quite good at maths and science, and I liked being good at things, so really wanted to learn more and more.
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Heather Walton answered on 17 Jul 2024:
I never enjoyed science at primary school, I remember it as crowding round while the teacher did something and not getting to actually do it yourself. But I did a Brownie’s science investigator badge when I must have been about 8, and we did experiments which we could all do. I remember being interested in the different results people got. Once I was at high school I enjoyed science classes and the experiments we got to do, and I’ve continued that ever since!
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Graeme Dykes answered on 22 Jul 2024:
I always loved machines and technology. Lego technics was a favourite toy. As a kid, I enjoyed watching Sci-Fi where science and technology made so many things possible, rather than magic!
Once I got to study Science at school, I got excited by how things work and how we can harness Science for better lives
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Andrew M commented on :
For me it was watching Johnny Ball on Children’s TV and Tomorrow’s World later in the evening. I was allowed to stay up later one night a week just to watch it, so it was a bit of a treat. Mum was even prepared to sacrifice Coronation Street for it (that was one of the main drivers for buying a video though).