I put these question's in the General Chat thread but I will transfer them over here.
Really hope this thread will be taken more seriously and some amazing questions will be added. I hope he sees us here as a community of people passionately absorbed in the pursuit for knowledge about our Universe and I hope he joins us once in awhile for a chat
I for one would like to know if, in his spare time, he gets to do some observing of his own and what his favourite objects are to observe? I understand that he is a particle physicist but he is obviously very passionate about all things to do with the Universe so it makes me wonder if he is very similar to us IISers who are so awed by observing and imaging.
I would also like to know what his views are of the science programs being taught in schools and how he feels they could be improved so that more people are inspired to continue with science beyond school, as a career or a hobby. Does he feel the science programs are adequate or lacking? How does he feel communities should promote science?
I remember when I was in school we had an astronomy club but I feel that was more out of the passion one of the science teacher's had for astronomy, not the curriculum. Plus I don't remember much being said for astronomy in class except for the bare basics and I feel if they had been explained in far more detail, peoples interests would have peaked.
And I would also like to ask him if he always had trouble with Maths or whether is was because he wasn't applying himself during his music days? And what he would say to encourage others (such as myself) who have a lot of difficult with components of Maths and Science that are essential to persuing astrophysics and all other related sciences?
Thanks Ken!
