I really love science. I'm not sure why, because nothing in my childhood made me particularly interested in it. My mom was a school librarian, so it's not like we were out dredging ponds and hunting under rocks all the time. However, for as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by living things; I do love looking in ponds and turning over rocks and rotting logs. I love to discover things; to explore, to experiment, and to figure things out. Perhaps it's a personality trait, or perhaps there was something that I did when I was a child that planted a seed in my mind.
One reason that I love science is because I think that the world around us is amazing! We have glow-in-the-dark jellyfish, trees that live to be thousands of years old, there were dinosaurs here in Massachusetts! Everything is made of chemicals, and the interaction of these chemicals result in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and our own bodies! I find it amazing that we can describe the motion of objects around us using mathematical formulas, and that energy transfers allow for all of that motion. Just about everything and anything can be connected to science, including the shape of a person's nose, the swimming behavior of guppies, the pollution produced by our cars, the change of season, and the distinctive behavior of adolescents!
Now, I know that not all of you love science, and that is okay...for now. One of my goals is to help foster a love of science in at least a few more of you. What I'd like for you to do right now is to tell me a little bit about how YOU feel about science. Your answer should be three to five sentences long. Please be honest!