Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) Encore + 2023 Updates with Dr. Katherine Hatcher
Ahh, Daylight Savings Time: does it mess up your brain? What time should you go to bed? Are you sleeping enough? Is shift work really that bad? How dark is dark enough? The wonderful and hilarious Dr. Katherine Hatcher got her PhD in hormones, sleep cycles and circadian rhythms, and helps Alie dissect her terrible sleep habits. We also chat about a tiny magical area in our brains that acts as your body's Big Ben. By the end of the episode, you'll be in footie pajamas eager to change your whole life.
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Some links you may enjoy:
Katherine Hatcher’s background
“Life is short, stay awake: Death anxiety and bedtime procrastination”
Bedtime procrastination is a thing.
More on bedtime procrastination and death anxiety
10 hours of iPhone alarm. TEN HOURS.
LA: the loudest city to sleep in
Cities that buy the most Botox
Gender and sleep quality in China
How much do different mammals sleep?
Social jetlag aka Monday morning is the worst
Depression and “social jet lag”
Seasonally based suicide rates in Greenland
Biohackers of sleep aka tech bros
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Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)
Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE)
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
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