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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
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The super secret strategy for science blogging around the clock
Category: Time
You need this clock: Hat-tip: Eva....
Posted by Coturnix at 8:12 PM • 2 Comments •
For the Clock Geek in all of us....
Category: Time
Star Wars Starships and Fighters Clock: 12 o'clock Star Destroyer 1 o'clock TIE Interceptor 2 o'clock Darth Vader's Tie Fighter 3 o'clock Jabba's Barge 4 o'clock Bespin Twin-Pod Cloud Car 5 o'clock Y-Wing Fighter 6 o'clock Super Star Destroyer 7...
Posted by Coturnix at 6:40 PM • 5 Comments •
How rumors spread....
Category: Blogging
NYTimes: Eliminating daylight time would thus accord with President-elect Barack Obama's stated goals of conserving resources, saving money, promoting energy security and reducing climate change. Eugene Sandhu: In order to conserve energy, President-elect Barak Obama should eliminate daylight saving time....
Posted by Coturnix at 9:09 PM • 0 Comments •
Endless time....
Category: Time
via - via - via - via - via, originally from here....
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How to turn your alarm-clock into your worst enemy
Category: Technology
Here are a few examples. One will feed you greasy bacon every morning. The other will donate to the GOP. Others will force you to perform either menial or mental tasks. I prefer a more gradual approach - a system...
Posted by Coturnix at 5:05 PM • 3 Comments •
Silent Alarm Clock
Category: Time
See here. Found on GearCrave: GearCrave says: If you are anything like me, you do not find anything as annoying as being jolted awake by a high-pitch electronic sound in the morning. Today, we bring you a soothing alternative. "Silence"...
Posted by Coturnix at 2:06 PM • 2 Comments •
A non-biological biological clock
Category: Time
A clock is supposed to tell time. Furthermore, it is supposed to do it accurately and precisely. These days, it is not too difficult to build a mechanical, quartz, digital or atomic clock that is marvelously accurate and precise. But...
Posted by Coturnix at 7:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Time Perception news
Category: Rhythmic Human
Carl Zimmer: How Your Brain Can Control Time: For 40 years, psychologists thought that humans and animals kept time with a biological version of a stopwatch. Somewhere in the brain, a regular series of pulses was being generated. When...
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