• Question: Do you think that science is the most important thing for the future of the human species in terms of our survival? Could science hold the key to our continued existence?

    Asked by anon-174691 to Alex, Carl, Hayley, Melanie, Tim, Yewande on 19 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Carl Barford

      Carl Barford answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      Not the most important, but as a tool it is essential. You must understand a problem to solve it successfully, and that is science

    • Photo: Alex Seeney

      Alex Seeney answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      I think it probably holds the key to extending our survival, yes. We need science to be able to understand how the world works, and to understand the impact that we have on the Earth. Science is constantly changing how we interact with our environment, whether it be with changes to transport, the food we grow and eat, how we can predict weather events, and many other things. We can also use science to predict what will happen in the future – whether temperatures will continue to rise, for example, and what effects that might have on our atmosphere.

    • Photo: Hayley Wragg

      Hayley Wragg answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      Science can definitely help but we can’t survive without the Earth and on it our food sources. We need to look after the world (which science can help to do) and use efficient and effective farming (which science can also help with).
      Oh wait, looks like yes, science is the key after all!

    • Photo: Melanie Hannah

      Melanie Hannah answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      I believe you have to understand a problem to solve it and science will be they key to identifying and solving many of the problems facing humanity

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