• Question: How do YOU think science is changing the world? What is your favourite thing to do in science?

    Asked by to Daren, Lynne, Phillip, Simon on 13 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Daren Fearon answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      Science has changed the world in many ways and continues to do so through the development of new technology, new energy sources, new ways to grow food and even exploring other worlds!

      However, a lot of science is about understanding the world, and it’s occupants. For example, a lot of science focuses on understanding how our bodies evolved to be how they are and how they work on a molecular level. Using this knowledge we can then design new medicines which have a huge impact on the world.

      So in order to change the world, we have to understand it first.

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      Phillip Manning answered on 13 Jun 2014:

      Science is all around you and impacts on almost every minute of your life. The simple act of asking a question and then constructing an experiment to find an answer is beautifully simple but can yield infinite outcomes.

      My favourite thing about science, is that there are soooooo many different ways to explore it.

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      anon answered on 14 Jun 2014:

      Nearly everything that you use every day has been influenced by science – from the shampoo you use when you wash your hair, to the water treatment works that made your water clean to drink. There are hundreds and thousands of scientific hours put into developing the screen you’re reading this off.

      I think the most important thing in science is that we keep asking and wondering and developing – it’d be very sad if we got lazy thanks to having all this technology to help us out, and our development ground to a halt.

      My favourite thing to do in science is to ask a question, no matter how silly (such as, what happens when you put a 2p in acid) and find the answer out myself, rather than using google (if you’re wondering, it kind of melts off the top bit and then goes a bit rusty).

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      Lynne Thomas answered on 15 Jun 2014:

      It is really difficult to imagine a world without science as it is helping us to understand so many things around us. We have lighter, faster mobile phones because of the science behind the technology. Medicines are being developed for more and more illnesses and these are based on a knowledge of the science of how to make new molecules (through Chemistry) but also through the knowledge of the molecules which do all of the work inside the human body (Biology). We are trying to make more efficient cars and find other ways to make greener energy that isn’t going to run out one day. Only by combining the different sciences can we make the biggest advances.

      My favourite thing about science is being challenged to think about things that I’ve never thought about before.

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      Simon Redfern answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      The main way science is changing the world is that it gives us a way to understand the things that go on around us without resorting to supernatural explanations. In our everyday lives it means that we can expect to live much longer than people in the past (on average) lived, that drugs can be developed to treat diseases, that we can travel around the world at the drop of a hat, that we can look back at Earth from outer space, and even explore distant planets and asteroids.

      My favourite thing to do is to carry out experiments that “nail” a question, give the answer to something that no-one has previously understood.

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