Question #2

I think that scientists that explore and accomplish really cool things in chemistry are very interesting. I think that every single experiment that they do or any fact that they uncover is always important and has meaning. These cool things that they devote their time to experiment with definitely relate to us and our lives. For example, studying animals and their sometimes weird or previously unexplainable characteristics might provide us with info about how our species evolved. These things that some might consider "meaningless" provide us with more and more information about the planet we inhabit! Even with scientists constantly discovering new things, we still don't even know a fraction of all the characteristics or functions on our earth. Also, these new cool things can benefit our community. What if this research could lead to more cures for diseases, or a way to extend the life of the earth itself? We could even uncover more things about the very beginnings of life.

I think that scientist spend so much of their lives pursuing these questions that might seem random because they truly have a passion for chemistry. They probably want to find out as much as they can about everything around them and always want to explain the unexplainable. I personally think that experimenting with the many wonders of animals, the universe, etc. sounds very appealing.Who wouldn't want to solve the mysteries of life and the earth?


I commented on the first posts about our chem class on Travis', Corinne's and Chrissy's blogs. (On Travis', you have to scroll down to the second comment that I made because the first was the first assignment comment on his blog layout).