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Asked by anon-176384 to Jenny, Ali, Simran, Mark on 20 Jun 2018. This question was also asked by anon-176577, anon-176556.
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Jenny Shepperson answered on 20 Jun 2018:
One thing I’ve enjoyed learning about is how fishermen can be scientists too – we tend to think of scientists as people who work in labs, wear white coats, and are really geeky – but anyone who questions their surroundings has the potential to be a scientist. Fishermen have gone out to sea for years and years as their job, and often their parents and grandparents were fishermen too, so they can have a really interesting understanding of what is happening to fish stocks, and can have great ideas of things that we should be researching and how we can collect useful data!
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Mark Kirkwood answered on 21 Jun 2018:
The most interesting things I’ve learnt are about different genes in bacteria, that let them do all sorts of cool stuff.
I love working out how all the different bits in the bacteria work together to help them infect people and make them sick!
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Ali Hill answered on 22 Jun 2018:
1. If you’re a scientist you can wear odd socks and get away with it cos people think you’re a mad scientist. My favourite pairs have mermaids and unicorns on them.
2. If you put yourself outside your comfort zone you more often than not do better than you think – I applied for a scholarship to study in New Zealand thinking I had no chance, but got it and ended up spending two years there.
3. Chocolate milk is a perfect recovery drink after sport as it has the carbohydrates and proteins your body needs to help your muscles.
4. (This is for you, skittlelover!) You can do a really cool science experiment with skittles https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4FHbbc8v1Cs
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Ali commented on :
Oh, and 5. Chocolate milk is a brilliant recovery drink. It gives you protein to mend your muscles and carbohydrates to restock your energy stores. There is an actual scientific reason for drinking it. Yay! 🍫🥛😀👏👊