Re: Why do scientist ask questions about other scients work?

Tyler,
         Science is all about working together to add to what we know about
life and the world around us. The root word of science is the Latin word
“scientia,” which means “knowledge.” However, there is so much knowledge in
the world that one scientist cannot understand all of it – instead, they
each “specialize” in one subject (chemistry, computer science, and so on)
that they are interested in and learn all about that subject. Because no
scientist knows everything, there are many reasons for scientists to work
together and ask for help from one another. Here are a few reasons:



1. A scientist wants to try a new method out but does not have the proper
knowledge.
	 

	Because each scientist only knows one subject very well, he or she may not
know the most about other subjects. Because of this, he or she will talk
with another scientist and get some advice on that new method.

2. The scientist’s research involves many fields of study.


	Many research projects can involve all sorts of information. For example,
some medical research can require biologists (to see what is going on) as
well as computer scientists or statisticians (to see what the results
mean). These scientists can work together in “labs” or “centers” which can
have a large gathering of different expert scientists.

3. Even scientists make mistakes.
	

	Every scientist could always use double-checks of his or her work. Fewer
errors are made when multiple scientists ask questions about each others’ work.



Scientists ask questions about other scientists’ work because of one major
reason: every scientist knows plenty about one subject – but there is no
scientist that knows everything!

 Hope that helps,
      --Adil Bukhari