• Question: did you always want to become a scientist or did you have ambitions to do other things?

    Asked by dejah to Chris, Emily, Martin, Natalie, Tamsin on 24 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Chris Cooper answered on 24 Mar 2010:

      This question has been answered by all of us before (check out the previous questions for Emily and Natalie’s answers – our poor departed colleagues).

      My answer I was interested when I was young (from age 7 or so when I dissected the fish my mum brought home for tea). But I was also interested in social work and working with kids with learning difficulties. I finally settled on science when I hit 21.

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      Martin Coath answered on 24 Mar 2010:

      Hi there

      I wanted to be a teacher first – I liked my teachers at primary school and I thought all teachers had to be nice so I thought I would be one of them 😀

      I discovered very early that I liked science stuff (I was about 8 when I first realised this) but I also love music and have played music my whole life. So that was an alternative career I suppose.

      But as I scientist I get to play a lot of music. I don’t suppose I would get the chance to do much science if I was a musician!

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