• Question: If you were one of us students asking some scientist a question, what would be the one main question you would ask?

    Asked by njade to Ben, Dave, Susana on 27 Jun 2013.
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      David Briggs answered on 27 Jun 2013:

      I’d try and get a cosmologist to explain why we think the big bang happened.

      I think I get it, (fluctuations in quantum vacuum energy???) but that’s the question I would most like answered.

    • Photo: Benjamin Hall

      Benjamin Hall answered on 27 Jun 2013:

      When I was in my last year of school I heard of epigenetics for the first time.

      So I’d ask: “How important are inherited, non DNA-encoded variations in populations for the development and overall biology of living things and how do they work?”

      At the time I couldn’t quite wrap my head around that. Would have been great to have a scientist explain it to me.

      Edit: Or ‘Why do I grind my teeth in my sleep?’

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    Susana commented on :

    I think I would ask about the areas with most job opportunities, I’d ask for examples too. We should all aim to work on something we like, because it makes all the difference, but it is important to be informed of the realities of the job market, tips and clues are useful.