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EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE

This is a fascinating video on epigenetic inheritance from Professor Brian Cox, who always makes complicated science so accesible to us lay people!

Professor Brian Cox is a renowned physicist and science communicator from Oldham, England, known for blending academic rigour with public engagement through media and music.

Born on March 3, 1968, in the Royal Oldham Hospital, Brian Cox grew up in nearby Chadderton. His early interests included dance, gymnastics, and plane spotting, and he attended Hulme Grammar School in Oldham from 1979 to 1986. A pivotal moment came at age 12 when he read Cosmos by Carl Sagan, sparking his lifelong passion for physics.

🎓 Academic and Scientific Career
- Education: Cox earned a first-class degree in Physics from the University of Manchester in 1997 and completed his PhD in particle physics in 1998.
- Research: He worked on high-energy physics experiments at CERN and DESY, contributing to the ATLAS and CMS projects at the Large Hadron Collider.
- Current Role: He is a Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and a Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science.

🎤 Music and Media
Before academia, Cox was a keyboardist for the rock band Dare and later for the dance group D:Ream, which had UK chart success with hits like “Things Can Only Get Better”. His musical background adds a charismatic flair to his science communication.

📺 Science Communication
Brian Cox is celebrated for making complex science accessible and inspiring:
- Hosted BBC series like Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe, and The Planets.
- Co-presents The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4 with comedian Robin Ince.
- Authored popular science books including Why Does E=mc²? and The Quantum Universe.

🏅 Recognition
- Awarded the Kelvin Prize (2010) and Michael Faraday Prize (2012) for science communication.
- Described by David Attenborough as a natural successor for BBC science programming.

👨‍👩‍👦 Personal Life
Cox is married to Gia Milinovich, a television producer and presenter, and they have one child.

Sources:
1. Wikipedia 
2. Famous Scientists
3. Biographs.org
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