Scientific Latin

Why I Love Science

By Anais Huggins

Do you remember being young, maybe five or six, and doing science experiments? The feeling of unadulterated joy watching that bottle of coke fizz up and bubble over like your excitement? Do you remember being an eight-year-old and learning about space and the vast nothingness outside of our atmosphere, the untold possibilities and the feeling of wonder? To me, science still contains that feeling of pure glee.

When I experiment in class or when I get told an interesting fact about the universe and when I hear about the leaps and bounds that we as a species have made in protecting the natural wonders, I feel happy. This is one reason I have a deep-rooted love for science.

Another reason I love science is because of how the subjects as a collective all help push you outside what you think of as your boundaries. By allowing you to have the confidence to ask questions and not just be put inside a box, it nourishes your creativity. Science helps you to be more ambitious and not to be scared of failure as 'anyone who has never failed has never tried anything new.' (Albert Einstein). By allowing you to experiment with your ideas, you can think outside of the box and are not confined to the realm of what you think is possible. Additionally, this carries a great impact on your school subjects as your innate creativity emerges.

I love science because it's never just science- it's maths, it's philosophy and it's ethics. It allows you to debate how far you can go, and the moral implications of testing. It consistently tests your brain, not allowing you to be a passive learner.

In addition to this, nobody will know everything- as our society evolves, so does science. You can never truly say that you know everything about any one of the three core branches of science. You can consistently stretch your mind and test the limits. Of course, you cannot always do this in lessons as you have a set curriculum, but even so, there are so many avenues to explore within lessons, and you are still thinking up questions and queries.

On a more personal note, I love science because of the life-saving research people within the biomedical field do. My brother has a number of complex disabilities and the predicted age for him to live up to was a year and a half, however he is now seventeen years old and thriving, with a girlfriend and an intense love for motorsport. Whenever he smiles, claps or asks a question I silently thank all of the pioneering doctors and scientists that have created vaccinations and medications to protect from some of the most devastating diseases known to man.

So in conclusion, I love science because of the way it allows you to think outside of the box, the way you are able to stretch what you think are your limits, and for allowing me to have 14 years with a brother who wouldn’t have lived for two. Thank you for reading.