#142 - Death to Daylight Saving Time: For Clock Back Move And Make It For A While

Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter

As we recover from yet another "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time again, it seems a good time to revisit the topic we initially covered in episode 18. While that episode sought more to explain the origins of the practice and how to best adjust, this episode is more of a declaration as to why the entire practice should be abolished in favor of permanent standard time. In this episode we will:

• Unpack the support for eliminating the clock change and why many lawmakers have ignored science and pushed for a permanent adoption of daylight saving time (DST)
• List the many entities and groups that support the adoption of permanent standard time
• Briefly touch upon the few "cons" to permanent standard time and how they are both questionable and dwarfed by the available research in favor of permanent standard time
• Explain the circadian and health benefits of permanent standard time
• Explore the school performance benefit of eliminating DST
• Measure the positive environmental impact of adopting standard time all year
• Dive into productivity increases when the standard time is adopted
• Learn why permanent daylight saving time already failed in the 1970s
• Debunk the noting that the practice was started to benefit farmers; not only is this not true, but farmers opposed it because of the reduction in morning light

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