• Question: How do you find out all of the information you need?

    Asked by EvilMadScientist to Eva on 9 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Eva Weiss

      Eva Weiss answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      Google is your friend! No, seriously, if it’s a simple question, I google it. Probably someone had the same problem before. If it’s more scientific information I am looking for, I go to a webpage called pubmed on which you can search through scientific publications. If I have problems with methods, I ask my colleagues or supervisors.

Comments

  • Photo: EvilMadScientist

    EvilMadScientist commented on :

    Thank you I would have thought books would always be the answer.

  • Photo: Kate

    Kate commented on :

    Wikipedia.
    Obviously I don’t use wikipedia for really important things but if it’s something simple that I trust it to get right then it’s an easy resource. Of course there’s books that can tell you the same thing but they’re often hard to get hold of and search through. The internet is so useful for learning things, you just have to be careful that you’re not getting misinformation.
    At work we use certain more reliable websites to get details nuclear information, and there’s a textbook I often turn to when I’m stuck, but often google is easiest.