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Jan Schnupp grew up in Munich and spent a year in Paris before coming to England to study Genetics at UCL, where he met his wife Sheelah. Fifteen years ago he moved to Oxford to take up a career in Neuroscience. He now co-directs the Auditory Neuroscience Group (www.oxfordhearing.com) at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.
"I have often been surprised by the suspicion that many ordinary people seem to feel towards scientists. The truth is, most successful scientists are fairly ordinary people who are driven by a childlike fascination with the world around them, but often they are not very good at communicating their insights to others. As a neuroscientist I often come across quite remarkable little facts about the things that go on inside our heads, and I thought it would be fun to share them with more of the public (who, after all, pay for much of this scientific research through their taxes!). NESTA FameLab seemed like a great opportunity to get involved, and it has proven to be fun, as well as useful. It's a great initiative and I hope there will be more like it."
Click here to view Jan's vodcast and listen to his podcast.
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