Andrew Huberman· PhD
but after sundown it takes very few photons to wake you up, suppress melatonin etc.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
but after sundown it takes very few photons to wake you up, suppress melatonin etc.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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I've heard even one or two photons of light hitting the back of the retina can cause enough signal to go to the supermatic nucleus that shut down melatonin production or at least impair it in some way
15 seconds 15 seconds of artificial light exposure will significantly quash your melatonin that's a whiz at night