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What Are The 10 Characteristics Of A Scientist?

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In the broadest of senses, a scientist is someone who engages in a systematic activity in order to gain knowledge. Scientists perform research to establish a more comprehensive understanding of nature including physical, mathematical and social realms. This is distinct from philosophers, those who use logic toward a more comprehensive understanding of intangible aspects of reality that lack a direct connection to nature, focusing on the realm of thought itself. In order to be a successful scientist, you must embody the 10 following characteristics:



Curiosity: A scientist must portray some sort of curiosity about either the world in general of a specific area that is of interest to the.  For instance, it is curiosity that inspired some of history’s greatest and most accomplished scientists, such as Galileo, whose curiosity in the concept of celestial bodies inspired him to be the first to use the German, Hans Lipperhey’s invention of the telescope, to study the formation of our solar system.



Logic: A scientist should posses a good level of logical thinking and be systematic in their approaches to solving mathematical related problems.  Furthermore, this systematic approach to work is essential when keeping a record of data and processing results.



Open-minded and free of bias: For instance a scientist should be open-minded enough to realise that sometimes hypothesises have to be altered or even discarded.



A scientist should also possess a sense of intellectual honesty and admit if his work has been inspired or aided by a fellow scientist.



Persistence is also a key attribute to a scientist; it could take years for any discoveries or breakthroughs to be made.



A scientist must also reveal a sense of creativity encompassed in their critical approaches.



Most importantly, a scientist should not jump to conclusions and fully establish their hypothesis with evidence to back their theory before announcing their findings.



A scientist should also always remain rational.



A scientist should always be willing to suspend any judgement until they are completely sure of their results.



Finally, a scientist should be willing to try new and innovative approaches to reach their desired results.

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1)humility and skeptics-on
2)positive attitude towards failure
3)patience
4)perseverance
5)self-confidence
6)intellectual honest
7)scientific intuition
8)serendipity
9)ethical
10)curious
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A. Open-mindedness- a person who possesses this attitude tries to be objective and sees different sides of an issue. He/She doesn't make rush conclusions, judgements or decisions. He/ She is willing to listen to the opinion of others and to study counter arguments or experimental evidences before taking action.

B. Critical Outlook- A person w/ this attitude does not readily believe statements for or against a person, a commercial product, an idea, etc. He/She first analyzes the claims or arguments given, investigates who made the statements, checks if these are unbiased and logical, and ascertains that there are no inconsistencies in the statements.

C. Truthfulness
-Truth is st the very foundation of science. People pursue science basically because of their desire to know the truth about things in this world. People are curious because they want to know the truth.
-A arguments given who values truthfulness has a passion for investigating and experimenting , is honest in recording and reporting observations, takes a stand on what he/she believes is true, and readily admits a mistake if proven wrong.
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1. Inquisitive - They ask who, what, where, when and why
2. Explorative - They employ the scientific approach in exploring a problem and design experiments to test their theories.
3. Persistent
4. Creative - To solve a problem, they often have to be creative in uncharted territory especially in astronomy and physics.
5. Analytical - They observe what is happening and analyze the problem to come up with solutions.

Scientists differ from engineers in that scientists can work in the theoretical realm, while engineers are applied scientists in that they have to apply the principles of physics and math to solve daily problems. So they might work together as a team lead by the scientist to carry out an experiment for example.
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Keen observer
creative
open-minded
objective
captious in making judgements
patient
persevering
intellectually honest
analytical and critical
aware of the limitation of science
humble

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Keen observer
creative
open-minded
objective
captious in making judgements
patient
persevering
intellectually honest
analytical and critical
aware of the limitation of science
humble
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1.keen observer
2.creative
3.open-minded
4.objective
5.captious in making judgement
6.patient
7.preserving
8intellectually honest
9.analytical and critical
10.awre of the limitation of science
humble

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open mind

creative

curious

keen observer

logical

inquisitive

persistent

creative

analytical and critical

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