Curiosity: the strong desire to learn or know something Scientists ask questions and look for answers about the natural world

Honesty: being truthful Scientists need to accurately report their experimental data and results Vaccine-Autism Link Archaeoraptor Lysenko’s Vernalization Process

Creativity: coming up with new ideas Scientists come up with explanations about the natural world Engineers come up with solutions to specific problems We have a problem. We live in NYC. We want to produce food locally, but don’t have the space to do it. What do we do?

Open-mindedness: accepting new and different ideas

Skepticism: having an attitude of doubt Scientists require evidence before believing something

Ethics: the rules people use to distinguish right from wrong Scientists have to be careful not to damage the natural world Scientists should not perform experiments that are cruel.

Unbiased: not letting prejudice affect interpretation or observation Scientists should not try to prove what they always believe is true Personal biases are based on a person’s likes or dislikes Experimental biases result from badly designed experiments that make certain results more likely