# Just what are scientists looking for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 13, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-are-scientists-looking-for/585295 "2011-06-13T06:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-are-scientists-looking-for/585295/41 "2011-06-15T17:02:17Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > That says it very well. Just a few weeks ago, I read somewhere that Asimov once said that the seminal moment is science is when someone says, “That’s funny.” That’s funny, I just read something similar in post 33 by **Morgyn**. Is this a seminal moment in science?!😉 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-are-scientists-looking-for/585295/42 "2011-06-15T19:09:52Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > That’s funny, I just read something similar in post 33 by **Morgyn**. > > Is this a seminal moment in science?!😉 I don’t know, but I’ve begun to prepare an NIH grant to study the occurrence of blindness in participants in on-line forums. ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-are-scientists-looking-for/585295/43 "2011-06-16T04:50:31Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > Some of them go “oooooh.. shiny!”, then see what happens when you poke it with a stick. Those are research scientists 🙂 But, WHY?!😃 And an A+ to Noelq, for the funniest post, so far!😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-are-scientists-looking-for/585295.md?page=2)