• Question: would you ever help the public with the money? example:homeless people

    Asked by allanax to Barbara, Matt, Ravinder, Sophie, Tristan on 7 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Barbara Shih

      Barbara Shih answered on 7 Mar 2015:

      Sorry I’m not sure what you meant by the money – are you referring to the money for “I’m scientist, get me out of here”? I have donated to charities with my own money, but my understanding is that the prize money from this event is only to be used for public engagement (I could be wrong!).

    • Photo: Sophie Robinson

      Sophie Robinson answered on 10 Mar 2015:

      Hi Allanax, the money we might win from this event has to be spent on public engagement, i.e. engaging the public with science in some way. We want to get you guys interested and enthusiastic about science so that one day you might take up science-related careers and benefit society!

    • Photo: Matthew Moore

      Matthew Moore answered on 13 Mar 2015:

      They’re right, the money is specifically for public engagement!

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