Chrono Architecture is far more than just another buzzword. Architecture and the way spaces are illuminated are an important part of the “ChronoCity” movement.Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) has initiated an important shift in the way we think about lighting design. Light is no longer assessed solely in terms of whether it…
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Longevity – The Ghosts We’re Creating
Longevity promises us more healthy years of life. But what happens if, as a result, we also live longer—and actually reach 90, 100, or even 110?A longer life may also mean outliving our generation, losing friends and companions along the way, and facing an entirely new social reality of old…
Continue ReadingPISA – Is School a Dead Horse?
Prologue: PISA (Program for International Student Assessment), or more specifically the “PISA studies,” have been conducted annually by the OECD since 2000. The focus is on the competency areas of reading, mathematics, and science. Each year, supplementary competencies such as creative thinking (PISA 2022) or foreign languages (PISA 2025) are…
Continue ReadingMichael J. Fox, Parkinson’s Disease, and REM Sleep
Michael J. Fox has just received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. At the 78th Emmy Awards, the honor was bestowed not only on an actor but, above all, on his decades-long commitment to people with Parkinson’s and to Parkinson’s research. Fox was diagnosed as early as 1991, at the age…
Continue ReadingEat fish, and you’ll become a early type!
A recently published Japanese study has reached a conclusion that practically screams for a popular science headline about longevity: The finding in a nutshell: People who eat more fish—or, more specifically, EPA and DHA—especially for breakfast, are more likely to be early chronotypes. That could easily be turned into the…
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