❄️ Do you experience the “winter blues”? Have you ever thought about writing a letter to winter as a way to cope? Many people notice changes in mood, energy, and motivation during the darker months – sometimes this can be Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). ↪️ 1/3

Light O’Clock goes live from Vienna at Buch Wien 2025 on Nov 15! 🌞 Together with Marie Luise Schreiter, we’ll explore how light shapes your brain, body, and daily rhythms — live on stage. Got a question about light, sleep, or circadian rhythms? Ask us here: 👉 form.jotform.com/252533837926...

More children than ever are developing nearsightedness. Could simply spending more time outside in daylight help protect their vision? And what are the challenges associated with increasing time outdoors for kids? 👀 1/3 ↪️

How does life in cities versus rural areas shape our circadian rhythms? How does access to electricity — or the lack of it — impact sleep timing? And what happens to our circadian rhythms when we move from an urban setting to camping outside? 🌆🏕️ 1/3 ↪️

This weekend, Europe will switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST), moving clocks forward by one hour ⏰ While many people may enjoy more daylight in the evening, scientists in sleep and circadian research argue that DST can be harmful to our health. But why, and what's the evidence? 1/3

On 30 March, Europe switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST), moving clocks forward by 1 hour. Great episode by @lightoclock.bsky.social on what scientists in sleep & circadian research and the public say about changing the clocks 🕙🌅 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0tOU... #chronobiology #publichealth #sleep

If you have to change your clocks for daylight savings, you’re in the global minority. Now, scientists and health professionals are calling for this change to stop – but why? Find out in this podcast by @lightoclock.bsky.social 🎧 www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e01 #chronobiology #circadian #scicomm 🧪

🎙️ The Light O’Clock podcast is back with a brand new season! In the upcoming five episodes, we look beyond the biology of body clocks to explore how our modern world shapes our biological rhythms — and how politics and society influence decisions about our body clocks. 1/3 ↪️