MEET YOUR EXPERT
COURSE TUTORS:MEET YOUR EXPERT
COURSE TUTORS:Dan Hooper is a senior scientist and the head
of the theoretical astrophysics group at the Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory, as well as a
professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the
University of Chicago. His research focuses on the
interface between particle physics and cosmology,
and he is especially interested in questions about
dark matter and the early universe.Penny Lewis is a sleep scientist and professor
of psychology at Cardiff University. She has coined
the term sleep engineering to capture the spirit of
her lab’s work. She explores ingenious ways to
enhance memory, disarm negative emotions, and
combat cognitive decline through ageing during
sleep. Her book, The Secret World of Sleep explores
the latest research into the night time brain to
ĔĦChris Impey is a University Distinguished
Professor of Astronomy and Associate Dean of the
College of Science at the University of Arizona. He
has over 180 refereed publications on observational
cosmology, galaxies, and quasars, and his research
has been supported by $20 million in NASA and
NSF grants.Sophie Scott is professor of cognitive neuroscience
at University College London. As head of the speech
communication group, her research focuses on how
our brains process the information in speech and
voices, and how our brains control the production of
our voice. Her work also explores individual
differences in speech perception and plasticity in
speech perception, both of which are important
factors for people with cochlear implants.Fiona Panther is a research associate at The
University of Western Australia in Perth. She is a
physicist and mathematician with an interest in
astronomy and software development. Her expertise
is primarily in microphysical astronomy: how processes
that occur on the atomic and subatomic scale can
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cosmological scales.Anil Seth is professor of cognitive and
computational neuroscience at the University
of Sussex. His research seeks to understand the
biological basis of consciousness by bringing
together research across neuroscience,
mathematics, computer science, psychology,
philosophy and psychiatry.It’s the most complex object in the known
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THE BIGGEST
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