• Question: Do you think you being a scientist has effected your family? Like do they know much more about science or do you have to tell them the answers to their questions?

    Asked by emilyshearsmith to Alan, Deepak, Francesca, Lilly, Nick on 17 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Alan Fitzsimmons

      Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 17 Mar 2014:

      Good question! Yes, it has affected my family, in the sense that quite often I have to be away for a week or more to perform my experiments or attend meetings. So we have to arrange things to make sure everything happens as normal when I’m away.

      They probably know a bit more about science because they ask me questions, but it’s the same as you asking your parents what they do at work.

    • Photo: Deepak Kar

      Deepak Kar answered on 17 Mar 2014:

      Thats an interesting question. I think it worked for me the other way around – my dad was a professor of physics in the university, so I had a fair idea of the “science-world”. But he worked in a different area, so now I get to tell him the latest from the LHC :).

    • Photo: Francesca Day

      Francesca Day answered on 17 Mar 2014:

      My parents are biologists, so they already know a lot about science. They don’t really know anything about physics though, so I answer their questions about that!

    • Photo: Lilian Hunt

      Lilian Hunt answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      I think they know more because they’re happy to ask me questions. Especially if something comes up in the news that they’re not sure about 🙂 it’s nice to be able to help clear things up sometimes!

    • Photo: Nick Wright

      Nick Wright answered on 20 Mar 2014:

      Sometimes my family ask me about science stories in the news or they ask me a question about the world around us. Its really great to be able to bring science and discovery to my friends and families, as well as to people like you who ask me these great questions!

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