Russell Foster

Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Title	Description	People	Date
A Good Science Read: Why Sex Matters	Professor Russell Foster and Professor Frances Ashcroft discuss The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley and Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson.	Russell Foster, Frances Ashcroft	15 October, 2024
Sleep, Light, Architecture	How can a neuroscientist and an architect help us to understand the world of sleep and the rhythms that govern our lives?	Russell Foster, Ian Ritchie, Sally Shuttleworth, Ruth Abrahams, Madeleine Morris	12 May, 2023
What Makes You Tick?	How do you know when it's time to wake up or go to sleep? More powerful than any alarm are your circadian rhythms.	Christopher James-Harvey, Stuart Peirson, Russell Foster	12 April, 2016
Body Clocks, Sleep and Light	Russell Foster explains the role of light in regulating our bodies and discusses the implications of today's almost constant exposure to light.	Russell Foster	8 April, 2013
Sleep in the Global 24/7 Society	Professor Foster gives a talk on some of the causes and consequences of sleep disruption and explores how our increasingly sleep deprived society is have unanticipated consequences for out physical and mental health.	Russell Foster	24 August, 2009