• Question: give your reasons for researching in your particular area of findings, eg technologist or marine biologist etc

    Asked by emmaemma11 to Andrew, Janey P, Kinda, Ravi, SarahJane on 25 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Manches

      Andrew Manches answered on 25 Jun 2013:


      I love learning how young children learn. Can you remember what helped you learn when you were 4 or 5 years old? And I love seeing if technology like iPads (which I didn’t have then) is going to change how they their mind thinks.

      But the way I got into my job is little more complex. I wanted to be a teacher. Then I wanted to be an Educational Psychologist. Then I wanted to be an inventor (of toys). Then I wanted to be a researcher of how the mind works. Then finally, I moved into researching how technology changes the mind. I love what I do, but am open to changing again in the future. I would love to see how we can use technologies like mobile phones to help children in poor countries.

    • Photo: Sarah-Jane Walsh

      Sarah-Jane Walsh answered on 25 Jun 2013:


      I love science but also love nature and exploring the world. Marine biology allows me to do that while trying to make a difference. My work has not only the biological aspect but also a social one. Where i work in remote locations, the people are really poor, its heartbreaking to see them struggle. My research will not only try to find a way to help the scientifically but by being there and interacting with the locals, teaching them the importance of conservation and sustainability, we are making a much bigger direct impact.

      I feel like they way to solve the worlds problems is by working with people and making the world a valuable resource. By making a species more valuable alive we can save it! However you can just go tell someone he cant feed his family because he cant fish where he has been fishing all his life. he has to make the decision himself and discover alternatives.

    • Photo: Jane Paget

      Jane Paget answered on 25 Jun 2013:


      What attracted me to microbiology is the fact that microbes are fundamental to life. All living things ‘in theory’ are related through a common evolutionary anchestor bacterial in nature. Microbes effect every aspect of life. They just cause illness but live in your body helping you out. They occupy nearly every habitat on the planet recycling nutrients, helping things grow. I always wanted to find out more about these tiny organisms they effect all other living things in so many ways

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