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{credit}Image courtesy of Sarah Gossan{/credit}

“I want to know!” Sebastian Khan{credit}Image courtesy of Sarah Gossan{/credit}

“I didn’t realize there were other choices.” Stephen Privitera{credit}Image courtesy of Sarah Gossan{/credit}

“What’s more awesome than working out how supernovae explode?” Sarah Gossan{credit}Image courtesy of Sarah Gossan{/credit}

Why are you a scientist?

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