About Dr Jack

Dr Jack Lewis – Presenter, Consultant and Science Broadcaster

Jack Lewis (Ph.D.) is rapidly becoming the people’s face and voice of brain science. Brimming with energy and enthusiasm, Jack’s mission is to get people excited about how brains work and how to get the best out of them.

In his most recent project Dr Jack presents “The Tech Show,” airing on Discovery Science, a 26 x 30min series showcasing the latest developments in science, technology and engineering (Reef TV).

Jack is the resident neuroscientist on ITV‘s “This Morning” with his Don’t be a Slave to your Brain strand. In 2011 he appeared on two series on Channel 4: Tom Dyckhoff’s “The Secret Life of Buildings” and Tony Robinson’s “Gods and Monsters” as well as several appearances on MTV‘s “Plain Jane.”

Previously, Jack co-presented Sky One‘s primetime 8x1hr series “Body Language Secrets“ a.k.a. “How to Get What you Want” made by Carbon, which first aired in early 2010 and has since been repeated morning, noon and night on Sky Two and Sky Three throughout 2010/2011.

Just prior to this Dr Jack solo-presented Sky One’s 3-part series “Naked Britain”, taking a light-hearted look into British attitudes to nudity. This first aired in late 2009 and was repeated several times in early 2010.

When not filming Jack has provided neuroscience consultancy services, helping to design the games for Tiger Aspect’s “Britain’s Best Brain”, which aired on Five in Nov/Dec 2009, and by developing a science-based 3D feature film for Blink Films; doing for the brain what “The Great Sperm Race” did for the story of conception.

Jack’s first presenting job was a 20-part social psychology series for BBC2 called “The People Watchers”, where he performed a wide variety of social psychology experiments on unsuspecting members of the public. Previously, he was the science consultant (and featured actor) for a feature-length, Emmy Award winning documentary for Channel 4 and National Geographic, which described the biological processes that take place “Inside the Living Body” from birth until death.

Other television credits include Jack’s contribution to the 5-part strand ‘Teen Club’ for This Morning and a 3-part prime-time ITV series called “How to Get More Sex”.

In the past Dr Jack has designed a Brain Gym in central London, where he tested the brain power of the public, offering advice on how to improve memory and decision making strategies. Most recently he has launched a series of live presentations “Brain Coach Live!” aimed at either: 1) school kids about to sit exams, 2) university students, 3) corporate business people or 4) elderly audiences. This covers various ways in which a person can optimise the functionality of their brain using memory tricks , techniques for minimising and harnessing stress, a brain-focused explanation of why practice makes perfect and a range of practical tips on how to boost general brain health.

Dr Jack Lewis’ most recent research in multisensory neurobiology was conducted at the Max Planck Institute in Germany and was published in the Journal of Neuroscience in September 2010. He earned his PhD at the University of London in 2005 using fMRI brain scanning to investigate multisensory perception – specifically investigating where in the human brain what we see is integrated with what we hear.

During his undergraduate days in Nottingham, Dr Jack co-founded an extremely successful club night featuring every DJ from the “drum and bass” hall of fame over three years of monthly events, yet still managed to achieve a First Class degree in neuroscience.

Daredevil Jack loves to travel: having surfed, climbed, dived, skated and white water rafted in various countries across the globe.

Dr Jack writes a daily #Braintweet and a monthly blog on his website: www.drjack.co.uk. He has also appeared on various regional and national radio stations discussing subjects such as the effects of partying hard on the human brain, different types of decision making strategies and how the brain’s response to beauty can be influenced by factors other than physical appearances. He has also contributed to the health/science pages of the Mail on Sunday and London Lite.

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