• Question: What makes a good scientist?

    Asked by anon-225678 to Sameed, Jose, joannabarstow, Heidi, Freya, Chris on 12 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-225679, anon-225680.
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      Joanna Barstow answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      To be a good scientist, you need to have an open mind and allow the results of your experiments to tell you what the correct answer is. Sometimes, the correct answer isn’t what you expect (or what you want!) so it can take a lot of effort to accept evidence that contradicts your beliefs.

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      Sameed Muhammed answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      A good scientist is always open to changing their understanding and opinions when new information becomes available.

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