How do you approach the unknown? Four scientific mindsets

Explorer, analyst, skeptic or maker? Six questions about how you meet the unexplained – and what it says about you.

1. You find a strange, unexplained phenomenon at home. What is your first step?
2. Which moment gives you the most joy during a research project?
3. Which big question would you most like answered in your lifetime?
4. In a debate, someone confidently claims something without a source. What do you do?
5. How do you learn a new, complicated subject?
6. What do you think is science's greatest strength?