Describe your scientific interest

[KJbushway]

In your profile you can state what your interested in, but this will give you a better chance to describe your scientific interest. It can also be how you go into science, research into certain fields, what you plan to do with it, it can be just ideas you have from your scientific interest, and you can add anything dealing with your scientific interest.
Please excuse my grammar skills if I respond and have fun.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I've had an interest in the Sciences since I learned how to read, more or less. I started out with an interest in Astronomy and Paleontology, and over the years picked up interests in Archaeology, Physics, Genetics, and just about anything else I came across.

 

[Miss Chicken]

My main interest is in biology especially in the zoology. I am especially interested in animal intelligence.

The only job I have had that was science oriented in any way was when I catalogued 800 geology notebooks for a government department. I learnt a great deal about the geology of Tasmania and mining etc while doing this.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

I have a strong interest in zoology, ecology, and paleontology. At one point I considered studying the latter officially. I also have interest in astronomy - not so much in physics, though.

 

[Finn]

Zoology, Ecology, Biochemistry and Genetics

 

[Canadave]

I'm more of a social scientist than anything else. My degree was in geography, and I take a particular interest in cities—how we build them, how we use and disuse space within them, and above all else, how we can make them better places for people to live.

In terms of "proper" sciences, I tend to take an interest in astronomy, geomorphology, paleontology, and ecology.

 

[The Sneeze Police]

I am suited for Biology, particularly anatomy & physiology.

I think physics and astronomy are elegant. I wish I had the bent to excel at either. However, I am unfortunately much more earthy, but I can admire them from afar.

 

[Goliath]

As an historian, I'm mostly interested in the history of science--particularly the Scientific Revolution.

As I recently posted in another forum:

 

[Timby]

I collect spores, molds and fungus.

 

[cultcross]

My training is Chemistry, specialising in paleoclimatology. I also have a linked interest in microanalytical forensics. My leanings were always more 'examine' than 'calculate' - once the equations enter I back towards the door. I however find it absolutely fascinating the way everything, almost every object, every event, leaves a trace - using not dissimilar techniques we can reconstruct the climate of the world when dinosaurs walked, or the most precise details of crimes in the very recent past.

 

[Shatnertage]

I've got degrees in Anthro and History, so, like others, mostly social science. I liked the more sciency parts of physical anthro and archaeology. Spent a year as a research assistant in the Egyptian section of the university's museum. I've also tutored intro to astronomy.

 

[TorontoTrekker]

I've been interested in astronomy all my life - and I mean, pretty much all my life. I was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society when I was 5 - my father used to take me to meetings.

I took a few classes in university, but my overall grades wouldn't have been good enough to get into grad school - and there's not much point in getting a degree in the field if you don't get a Ph.D. (My degree is a general Bachelor of Mathematics.)

I also have a small interest in other Earth sciences - I worked at RADARSAT for a year, analyzing satellite imagery of the Arctic to measure ice motion and thickness. That was a co-op job when I was a student, though, and again, without going to grad school it was very unlikely that I would ever have been hired full-time there.

I would have had a better chance at Environment Canada, where I spent my final co-op work term working on the ocean wave modelling software they had running on a Cray - but they weren't hiring when I graduated.

 

[Roshi]

Linguistics mostly. I get a real kick out of it.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

I don't know enough about science to do well on any academic level, but I'm quite interested in Paleontology, Astronomy, Anthropology, Linguistics, Genetics, and a little bit of biology/animal sciences.

The only ones I can participate in an intelligent debate over are probably linguistics and paleontology.

 

[6079SmithW]

Well, I'm majoring in geology and minoring in biology. I'm more interested in hard rock geology (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology and facies/environments) then environmental geology (geochemistry,hydrology), which is pretty much the only thing you can get a job in with just a bachelor's (and my department heavily focuses on it).

For biology I like zoology, especially invertebrates, and evolution. I also like paleontology, especially inverts and dinosaurs, but also micro and early mammals.

I didn't become interested in science until my sophomore year in college.

 

[Spot's Meow]

Well my degree is in History so I would hardly call the physical sciences my strong point, but I did enjoy the lecture and lab that I took in geology. I was also pretty good at it. I don't dislike the other sciences, except for biology. I just can't stand that subject.

 

[Trilliam]

I'm trained in Genetic Counselling, so human genetics and genetic diseases, particularly inborn errors in metabolism. Secondary interests in neuroscience, astronomy, geology and Psychology (yes, it's not a real science - you can't have a mole of people!)

 

[Shaw]

Well, physics has always been a strong interest (passion) of mine, and I owe my love of mathematics to physics. But gravity (and the quest to understand it) has always been the inspiration behind it all. Gravity is why I was interested in physics (and started out as a physics major), gravity was why I eventually turned to mathematics (and ended up majoring in that). Even within mathematics, gravity was why I loved differential geometry, and gravity (along with esthetics) was why I moved towards differential topology.

There are few things in life that I find as enjoyable as thinking about gravity. It is sort of zen for me. When I need to take my mind off of whatever is troubling me, I think about gravity.

 

[Trilliam]

One of the most challenging units I've done at Uni was "The Philosophy of Time."

 

[B.J.]

I collect spores, molds and fungus.

So, do you think it's the food of the future?