Now it's been confirmed: Daylight saving time doesn't save energy.
In other news:
- Here's an intervention that really works.
- Referees affected by crowd noise. But we already knew that, too.
- Nice discussion of Gapminder. Try it out for yourself. It's addictive!
- Computers beginning to match performance of visual system.
- How the amazing motion after-effect works. Make sure you at least try out the illusion!
- Thorough description of new book: "The Psychology of Baseball."
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Sure, it doesn't save energy. Just makes life oh so much more pleasant ;)
The whole idea that DST saved energy seemed pretty bogus from the start. But I still like it because it gives me daylight at the end of the work day. That was especially noticeable this year, when DST started early. It allows me to bicycle after the work rush hour is over.
I like the extra daylight too -- just not so early in the year that it forces me to get up while it's still dark, or my kids to wait for the school bus in the dark.
As a southern California resident living in the second story of a poorly insulated 1920's apartment, the heat the daylight brings is awful. In temperatures higher than 90, it's time to go to bed by the time everything cools down. Daylight is nice, but I welcome the cool evenings all the more.