Beyond the lab coat - Juris Siliņš (Riga Technical University)
Photos: Juris Siliņš working in the lab; Juris enjoying tea after playing chess.
Did you dream of
becoming a scientist as a child?
Yes.
What do you love
most about being a scientist today?
Having a job that
feels like a hobby.
What’s one myth
about scientists you’d love to bust?
Not all scientists
wear glasses and carry around big books.
What’s your
favorite non-science hobby?
Chess.
If science were a
movie genre, what would it be?
I do not think any
movie genre has anything to do with science.
What’s your
favorite movie?
“Breakfast at
Tiffany's”
What’s your
favorite book?
“The Master and
Margarita”
What music or song
always inspires you?
Classical music,
especially Medieval sacred music.
If you weren’t a
scientist, what would you be doing today?
I would be trying to
become a clinical pharmacist in a psychiatric hospital.
If you could invite
any scientist—past or present—to dinner, who would it be?
Nikola Tesla.