I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Organs Zone. It has scientists studying health and disease in various parts of our bodies. Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
I decided to give this a go because I really enjoy my volunteer work with “Scientists in Schools”, and I thought this might be more of a chance to make a difference! When I work with kids to make science exciting and accessible, I get a real buzz, and it reminds me of why I decided to work in science in the first place! Thanks for giving me the chance to interact with you…I can’t wait to see what the next couple of weeks might bring!
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I decided to be a part of I’m A Scientist, because a friend of mine was the winner in the UK, and she said it was heaps of fun! And because I absolutely love talking about all elements of science, especially with kids who are interested!!
And because i wanted to be rich and famous! It’s gonna make me rich and famous, right? 😉
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I thought it would be fun 😀
I joined to be involved and talking to people of your age, trying to answer any questions or help fix any misconceptions that might exist with what scientists actually do…
It won’t help my research directly, but indirectly it might help me to summarise and explain my work better.
Oh, and I can’t sing, so no chance in winning xfactor or idol! I’m a sucker for popularity competitions 😛
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I like talking about science and I have enjoyed visiting classrooms to give lessons on neuroscience to people of all ages. Because I have been learning about neuroscience for the last 9 years and I talk to other neuroscientists all the time we sometimes use another language. A neuroscience geeky language. Its a challenge to explain some of the more difficult things I do in ways that everyone can understand because of the way I talk with other scientists. I like challenges!
One of the best things about talking about the brain to other people is seeing it in a different way. When I was showing a brain model to a six year old girl at Science works she pointed to the brain stem and asked what it was. I told her that the brain stem connects the brain to the body and allows the brain to tell the body what to do. She explained, with her hand up to her mouth “If this is the stem, then the brain must be the most beautiful flower in the whole wide world”. I fell in love with the brain all over again!
Also, when I was younger I didn’t get the chance to talk to scientists and I would have loved to have had the opportunity. Ask another question…. I’m ready to answer!
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Hey godzilla,
That’s a really good question! I applied to be part of I’m a scientist because I love to learn and share ideas about science. A friend of mine who is a nanotech scientist (and used to be in biomedical research) was involved and said it was lots of fun. I also teach science on weekends at a tutoring college and love communicating with students about all sorts of concepts about science- most of the time I learn a lot too.
So I hope to be able to share ideas with students like you and other scientists. I also hope to learn more about everyone else’s research, and find out what ideas you care about!
🙂
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