| Getting rid of prejudices concerning scientists | | | | efforts will be compensated. The main |
| Speaking about scientists people imagine elderly | | | | advantages of choosing a scientific career are |
| men working in a basement with numerous test | | | | • going with the times, being in the know of |
| tubes. They are considered to be strange closet | | | | the results of the latest researches; • |
| thinkers. These stereotypes may become one of | | | | enhancing flexibility of one's thinking; • |
| numerous hindrances for choosing a scientific | | | | opportunities for gaining the financial profits. |
| career. Still, meeting a contemporary intelligent and | | | | Disadvantages of scientific career On the other |
| progressive scientist, a person would get rid of | | | | hand, not everyone is lucky to find sponsors, |
| these misconceptions. Though scientific career has | | | | while the government scholarship is low. |
| other disadvantages, the distorted images of | | | | Investigating some book-learned issues, |
| scientists are not to prevent the person's choice | | | | researchers will live from hand to mouth. Some |
| of this road. Advantages of scientific career A | | | | ideologists might say that the financial side of the |
| conscious decision to devote one's life to science | | | | problem is not the most significant one. Still, the |
| is consequential. Scientific career requires certain | | | | fact that people need to earn their living is |
| way of thinking and proficiency level. It may have | | | | undeniable. Possible negative impact on one's |
| positive impact on one's health, pursuing science is | | | | health depends upon the field the researcher |
| said to reduce negative effects of stressful life | | | | chooses for one's scientific career. For example, |
| situations. Scientific researches may become one's | | | | experiments with chemicals may affect the |
| cup of tea on the condition that a person | | | | person's health, while working with explosives may |
| manages to find generous sponsors. If results of | | | | be really dangerous. |
| investigation are significant, the researchers' | | | | |