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[–] Blindsite@lemmy.today 6 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Your garden and kitchen = biochemistry and biology. Home improvement, crafting and anything to do with the trades = physics. Household cleaners, gas, automotive chemicals and plastics = chemistry + healthcare = more organic chemistry and biology. Just dealing with everyday life is science.

Look I think one of the fundamental problems here is we have a cultural divide between people with thousand dollar degrees and everyday people. When someone says "I'm not going to be a scientist" they're probably thinking "I can't afford to pay thousands of dollars to pay for a degree" whilst actual scientists are wondering "why don't people pursue this subject more?" Money. Pure and simple. Real science = cooking, building something, worrying about that scum in your sink, trying to figure out the best cleaner that won't set off an allergic reaction, and yes looking into the side effects of vaccines and assorted drugs. You want people to think scientifically then call them scientists. Don't create an economic barrier for those who want to pursue knowledge. And don't treat science like it only happens in labs. It's an every day process. Science = the study of nature and everybody can do that every day. You don't need an expensive degree to do that. So being a "scientist" shouldn't be limited to those in white coats, getting grants and have a dozen plaques on their wall that cost a couple thousand dollars to buy.

[–] PeacefulForest@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

My homeschooling, flat earth believing, anti vax mother never taught me science. She said I would never be a scientist so that was enough reason for her.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Yeah, we're not talking about people with expensive degrees. The earth is not flat, and mcgyver is not an elitist. These things should be obvious with a high school level of education.

[–] F_State@midwest.social 1 points 18 hours ago

I never had money or a science degree. I just watched Cosmos as a kid, devoured documentaries, and read articles on wikipedia all day.