Science Unit Intro

Science is all around us, we have to learn it in school, use it for research, every bit of technology was developed by a scientist. So what is the difference between a scientific perspective and one following a religious belief or ethical person? Can you be religious and ethical and still do science? Those questions are just some which we will learn the answers to through our science unit.

What do we see when we think of a scientist. When I think of one, I see messy hair, a stained lab coat, a microscope, pale skin, male, and glasses. Perhaps the main reason for such an image is because some of the most famous scientists we have seen follow that description. Albert Einstein is one example. The glasses are probably from spending too much time reading and examining things (plus people always say that a person with glasses is probably smarter). The lab coat and microscope are just because of usual equipment used. The messy hair is probably because when you are thinking logically, why would you care about your outward appearance? The one point that perhaps is the most stereotypical and I dislike the most is the male and pale skin points. I am not sexist but you must admit that the male dominated means of scientific research have caused a large imprint in our perspectives. But that is just my first image, I would not be surprised to see a woman scientist. The pale skin was because my idea is that a scientist will not spend much time outside, rather, that tehy will stay in a lab with artifical light. But there is also the imprint that most scientists are caucasian, something which, when i think about it, is so far from the truth it is almost comical. It's funny how the society we are brought up in can so significantly change our unconcious perspectives and stereotypes.