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What Makes You Tick?

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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How do you know when it's time to wake up or go to sleep? More powerful than any alarm are your circadian rhythms.
In this animation we take a look at how these rhythms work and what controls them; inspired by the TeenSleep project being carried out at the University to look at how later start times at school might affect achievement.

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Light is more than just light bulbs and sunshine! Researchers at the University of Oxford use different types of light to learn more about all sorts of interesting things.
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Run for Your Light

You may have heard the word “quantum” bandied around a lot. But what does it mean? In this animation we take a look at how the photon – the quantum particle of light – is being harnessed to help create new technologies like quantum computers.
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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
People
Christopher James-Harvey
Stuart Peirson
Russell Foster
Keywords
biology
Medicine
Health
well-being
neuroscience
sleep
bodyclock
circadian rhythm
the eye
light
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:02:33

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