• Question: what do you hate the most about science?

    Asked by soph-a-loaf-of-bread to Alison, Hannah, Jonny, MarthaNari, Paul on 22 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Alison Whitaker

      Alison Whitaker answered on 22 Jun 2015:

      Science by nature is without morals, i.e. it is about the pursuit of knowledge, and that’s fine. However, some scientific discoveries were made with the best intentions but have been put to horrendous use. I also really don’t like that countries compete to have the deadliest weapons in the name of scientific advancement.

    • Photo: Jonny Brooks-Bartlett

      Jonny Brooks-Bartlett answered on 23 Jun 2015:

      I hate the fact that some scientists are only in it for recognition and fame. They don’t care how they get it. They’ll be mean and exploit students and make them work long hours and they’ll try to steal results and they wont share their work.
      I hate that people in science can be like this because I really feel that science is such a wonderful pursuit that ultimately benefits the world.

      I also hate filling out boring forms

    • Photo: Paul Brack

      Paul Brack answered on 24 Jun 2015:

      Like Jonny, I don’t like it when I see people who are all about the numbers and the fame, who care more about the number of papers they publish than the content of the papers. I don’t think it helps to advance science at all.

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