Question: How long have you been a scientist for?

Hugh Manning answered on 5 Nov 2018: last edited 5 Nov 2018 5:17 pm

This is a really interesting question, it made me think about the stage at which I would have thought of myself as a scientist.
I think that Science is a way of thinking about things, having a critical view of the world around us. To call yourself a scientist you have to have an interest in science, a good understanding and acceptance of the scientific method, which is, making a prediction, testing things experimentally, looking at the data you get and then changing your prediction if things didn’t work out like you thought. Its also really important to have a taste for learning, an appreciation for knowledge, and a desire to understand how things work. When all of these are accounted for, I would call myself a scientist
I think I had all of these things when I started studying science in college, we would do experiments, learn about different scientific topics and in our final year, perform some research.
So to answer this really thoughtful question, I would consider myself a scientist for about 9 years now.