Redefining science seems to be a common mission among scientists. Hence, they are speaking up about taboos and misconceptions they are facing daily.
However, we can change this by changing our mindset. Because of several taboos on science and scientists, we tend not to understand or disagree with science.
And as we continue to improve our understanding of the basic science on which applications increasingly depend, material benefits of this and other kinds are secured for the future.
Henry Taube
Yet science is not to suit anyone’s views or benefits, rather provide solutions to the major challenges we are facing.
Therefore, by redefining science to society, we are demolishing obstacles for scientists to work and reach further into their potential.
Science was about satisfying our curiosity at first. Now is about making our lives better and solve problems like climate change.
Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.
Louis Pasteur
Five taboos are very common in our society:
- What is science: what exactly is each scientific field
- Who is in science: how a scientist should look
- How we do science: how research occurs
- Where we do science: is science only for labs
- Why do we science: why do we need science in our lives
So these five misinterpretations of science are greatly affecting. For example, women in science are not traditional scientists, as a result, to not be seen as ‘real scientists’.
But by changing these taboos we can finally redefine modern science and support further its effort to make our lives and the planet better and safer.
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