I asked Sarah Gossan (@PrincessSuperno), a friend of mine from my undergraduate degree, to ask her colleagues and peers at NARDA 2014: Why are you a scientist? Here are some of their responses.
“I want to answer all the Hows and Whys I have.” Surabhi Sachdev
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“I want to know!” Sebastian Khan
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“I didn’t realize there were other choices.” Stephen Privitera
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“What’s more awesome than working out how supernovae explode?” Sarah Gossan
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Why are you a scientist?
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