• Question: Are you interested about the work of the other scientists?

    Asked by Ccebria13 to Carrie, Cedric, Ellen, Ines, Rupert on 7 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Carrie Ijichi

      Carrie Ijichi answered on 7 Mar 2017:

      Definitely! I’ve met Rupert before and read his papers and I’m learning so much from Ines, Ellen and Cedric through I’m a Scientist. I’m particularly interested in the work Cedric’s doing on innovative teaching because that might link with my non-science work too.

    • Photo: Rupert Marshall

      Rupert Marshall answered on 7 Mar 2017:

      Yes! We need to know what has been done before so we can build on it. There’s no point re-inventing the wheel. Also other scientists may be doing similar things, so we can work together or talk about ideas. Sometimes it’s nice to talk with scientists working on very different things just to see our own work from a new angle and to get new ideas. Ines did similar work to me in Africa but on meerkats rather than birds. And Carrie’s work with horses is fascinating – although it doesn’t help me if I bet on a race :-/ It’s not just our science but our teaching too – like Carrie says. I don’t think I can dance like Cedric but I might get my students to try! I’m already planning a live-chat with my students to help them with their assignments

    • Photo: Ellen Williams

      Ellen Williams answered on 7 Mar 2017:

      Yes absolutely! As Rupert says there is no point in doing something that has already been done so it is really important to find out what research has already been conducted so you can build on it. It is also just interesting on a personal level to see what others are doing and finding out too!

    • Photo: Ines Goncalves

      Ines Goncalves answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      yes, very much! If we don’t read and study about what other scientists do we’d end up reinventing the wheel over and ver again, and what a waste o time that would be! The only way to progress our knowledge is by building up on existing knowledge and the only way to do that is by doing your homework and reading about other researchers’ work.

    • Photo: Cedric Tan

      Cedric Tan answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      Yes of course, I love science and there’s always new things to discover! The work that other scientists do are also important to our society and the world at large.

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