EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 2 | Page 28

CO U R S E S & C A REERS
S C I EN C E

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What do
Scientists
do?

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The world of science progresses
constantly. Day by day, we witness
the advent of new, impressive
technologies or findings that
make our lives a lot better. Science
ignites passion, instils curiosity in
learning, encourages the belief in
endless possibilities and plenty of
other positive attributes we should
all have. How does one become a
scientist? What does being a scientist
really mean? Do we spend most of
the day building a hypothesis over an
experiment? Do we work all the time
in the lab, crafting new formulae for
humanitarian causes?

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Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, you are probably enjoying the
benefits from a scientist’s work. Sound engineers make your movies and
music better. Doctors study diseases and discover new cures and treatments.
Chemists bring you health and beauty aids – from medicines to soap and
perfume – to keep you feeling and looking your best. Agricultural scientists
help bring fresh, nutritious produce to your supermarkets. Automotive
engineers get you from A to B quickly and safely. Entomologists study how
bugs and critters operate. Many more examples of science abound.
In general, scientists are people who try to figure out how the many
different things in our world and our universe work, from the biggest
galaxies to the tiniest atoms. Scientists use special methods to examine what
they are studying by proposing an explanation to a question or problem,
collecting evidence and running tests, and then forming a conclusion based
on the results. Science is a huge and amazing field, and there are many
types of scientists in the world. Think about all of the different sciences you
have studied or learned about in school.
A scientist might work in a laboratory, out in nature, at a special office,
as a professor, writer, or journalist – the list goes on. To answer puzzling
questions, scientists might do everything from performing tests and
collecting surveys to brainstorming and daydreaming! Scientists use all kinds
of different tools for their jobs: computers, telescopes, microscopes, rulers,
thermometers, barometers, scales, beakers and test tubes, and much more
(and, don’t forget, brains).