• Question: who are your favourite people in the world?

    Asked by sophcolette123 to Chris, Dave, David, Fiona, Jack on 15 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Dave Farmer

      Dave Farmer answered on 15 Jun 2013:


      Hello sophcolette123,

      I’m going to stick to the obvious answer and say my girlfriend. Mostly because she’d bully me if I didn’t.

      My favourite scientist is guy called Richard Feynman (dead now so does this count?), a wonderful educator in physics. YouTube him and you’ll (hopefully) be amazed by the way he talks about science. Here is a video based on his words. It describes excellently, just how I feel about science myself:

      Hope this answers your question, let me know if not!

    • Photo: David Freeborn

      David Freeborn answered on 17 Jun 2013:


      My favourite people in the world are my family and friends, and especially my dog, Leo:

      (He’s a Bouvier des Flandres, a breed of dogs bread for cow-herding in Belgium and France)

    • Photo: Fiona Coomer

      Fiona Coomer answered on 17 Jun 2013:


      I would probably say people who try to make a positive difference to other people’s lives, without wanting any attention for it.

    • Photo: Chris Mansell

      Chris Mansell answered on 17 Jun 2013:


      My favourite people are my family, my girlfriend and my long-term friends.

      Crisitano Ronaldo is a brilliant footballer. Bill Gates gives so much money to charity that he is a real inspiration.

    • Photo: Jack Miller

      Jack Miller answered on 18 Jun 2013:


      Much like everyone else, my favourite people are those I enjoy the company of a lot — my girlfriend and close friends, family and, er, my PhD supervisor. This is a bit boring. My favourite people out of this world are the Star Trek characters Jean-Luc Picard, Katherine Janeway, and Data…

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