• Question: Whats it feel like when you discover something new?

    Asked by hannahisawesome to James P, Davie, Gemma, James V, Nuala on 22 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by s1an1e.
    • Photo: James Pope

      James Pope answered on 22 Jun 2012:

      Hey hannahisawesome

      It’s brilliant! But then I have a quick panic attack, and worry about whether have I done everything right, then I ask mu supervisor and when he confirms it I get this great feeling inside, best described as when I got my first set of results through for my PhD and they were as we expected I felt like doing a lap of the building waving my shirt round my head like a premiership footballer celebrating a goal. These days it’s more like being Andy Murray when he wins a big point at Wimbledon:

      😉

    • Photo: Gemma Purser

      Gemma Purser answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Like this:

      Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! 😀 😀 😀

      you kind of get a excited, nervous adrenaline feeling too but at the same time doubt what you may have just found!

Comments

  • Photo: James V

    James V commented on :

    It’s a brilliant feeling! James is right though – there’s always a moment where you think ‘this could be exciting, but maybe I’m completely wrong and I’ll end up embarrassing myself.

    But discovering new things is why we get into science. It’s an addictive feeling really, it’s what keeps us going in science when we could probably get much better paying jobs elsewhere.

  • Photo: hannahisawesome

    hannahisawesome commented on :

    James Verdon, James Pope Thanx WOW!!! xx