[HN Gopher] Effects of natural and artificial light on man and o...
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Effects of natural and artificial light on man and other living
things (1973)
Author : walterbell
Score : 35 points
Date : 2023-08-22 06:31 UTC (16 hours ago)
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| blueyes wrote:
| This book dates from 1973. Its author John Nash was born in 1909.
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| At the risk of being _that guy_ , Huberman has a great episode on
| how lights, both natural and artificial can affect your health,
| supported by more recent science:
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| https://hubermanlab.com/using-light-sunlight-blue-light-and-...
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| https://hubermanlab.com/using-light-for-health/
|
| Turns out we are creatures who have a daily rhythm regulated by
| the sun, and lots of things like hormones, wakefulness and sleep
| work better when we act accordingly.
| dang wrote:
| Year fixed above. Thanks!
| sureglymop wrote:
| At the risk of being that guy also, what are Hubermans
| credentials and why is he a credible source? As someone who is
| _not_ a listener, he seems to be a Rogan-esque podcaster with a
| PhD, who makes a lot of bold and some possibly unsubstantiated
| claims, producing content marketed as "self-help". Is this a
| correct assessment? This isn't a criticism, I am genuinely
| trying to find out. If you are a regular listener I would
| welcome your opinion.
| blueyes wrote:
| Huberman has a PhD in neurobiology and teaches that
| discipline at a top-tier institution (Stanford), where he
| also runs a lab. He's published several articles in Nature, a
| top science journal. His subspecialty happens to be vision,
| which includes how light affects the eyes and brain. So his
| expertise is particularly strong in this regard. I happen to
| trust his judgment on many other aspects of neurobiology, and
| have been a regular listener since he began his podcast. His
| advice and insights have changed my life in many positive
| ways; that is, I do many of the things he recommends and I
| feel healthier, calmer and more energetic because of it. His
| 2.5 hour podcasts run a bit long and he does not know how to
| condense his message well. That's the main downside, but if
| you can find synopses of transcripts, or just play him at
| 1.5x speed, you can save some time.
|
| * https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=and
| r...
| wddkcs wrote:
| You know he has a PhD but don't find that credible? I've seen
| Huberman smeared recently, don't understand why. Quick search
| shows he works at Stanford.
| sureglymop wrote:
| I in no way meant to smear, I asked for opinions. I find it
| personally very hard to judge the credibility of any
| content online these days. Also no, a PhD is just a title,
| nothing more. I would say when it comes to research, what
| matters (applicable in some fields) is transparency and
| reproducibility. The work often should speak for itself,
| regardless of any titles. Do you find the idea that there
| could be a PhD who would publish pseudo-science farfetched?
| Or what about someone without any title publishing a ground
| breaking paper? Reality is more complex than attended
| institution and acquired title. Still, I wasn't smearing
| anyone.
| marcinreal wrote:
| Recently I got some anti mosquito candles. They didn't really
| work for the intended purpose, but they had the unexpected effect
| of making me sleepy in the evening. So I stopped using
| electronics and artificial lighting at night and use candles
| instead, and my sleep has greatly improved. Nothing else ever
| worked for my mild insomnia.
| theultdev wrote:
| You don't have black soot everywhere?
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| For outside you put Citronella torches around your area, so the
| smoke makes a perimeter. Take account of wind direction and
| speed.
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| Then a candle in the middle for the interior. The candle won't
| do as much as torches since it doesn't produce enough smoke.
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| They don't stop mosquitoes but they lessen the effect. Instead
| of 30 bites an hour you may get 1 or 2.
| marcinreal wrote:
| Thanks, good to know. I had two citronella candles next to me
| but I guess it wasn't enough for the mosquitoes. I haven't
| had a problem with soot, maybe it depends on the kind of
| candle, and I only blow them out outside.
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