Mind Museum Reaction Paper

Bacayo, Jay Anne R.

2013-44153

STS-THX

During the visit of the people from the Mind Museum last Feb 18, 2014, they shared many interesting things about science to us. They had experiments which were simple enough. Everyone can easily perform them since they required materials that could be found at home and only had a few easy steps to do. Though simple, the experiments presented various science concepts like heat and pressure. When people hear the word “science”, many already cringe or even become suddenly uninterested in the conversation since they automatically associate science with difficulty and complexity. People usually think that only the super intelligent would be able to understand science and its many theories. The guests from the Mind Museum were able to somehow break this stereotype. They presented science as a field of knowledge that is not exclusive for scientists and geniuses only, instead, it is for EVERYONE. Maybe it’s time that people change their mindset towards science. We should overcome our “fears” and actually see that there is something beyond science’s complicated terms and formulas. Science is full of interesting concepts and new discoveries are made everyday.  Science helps us understand how everything around us works, the nature and anatomy of things.

They also raised the awareness for the need to develop science in the Philippines. The fact that Mind Museum is the only science museum in the country already hints that there is a lack of support for science from the people, especially the government. From the talk of the guests, it was clear that the desire to learn about science is initiated by simple curiosity and wonder. This is most evident in children. It starts when children observe something around them and they ask questions.  They would look for answers to their questions and eventually, they would be able to learn new ideas. This is why it is important to encourage curiosity. It is important to ask questions so that people would learn and their questions would not just be left unanswered.