Discovery

Russell Foster

Oct 21, 2013 · 26 min · 25.9 MB
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Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience at Oxford University, is obsessed with biological clocks. He talks to Jim al-Khalili about how light controls our wellbeing from jet lag to serious mental health problems. Professor Foster explains how he moved from being a poor student at school to the scientist who discovered a new way in which animals detect light.

Image: Russell Foster Copyright: BBC