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Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED

Does the type and amount of light you’re exposed to during the day change how well you sleep at night? Diving into the effects of daylight on your internal biological clock, sleep scientist Christine Blume shares practical tips for making natural light part of your daily routine — and shows why stepping outside might be…

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Does the type and amount of light you’re exposed to during the day change how well you sleep at night? Diving into the effects of daylight on your internal biological clock, sleep scientist Christine Blume shares practical tips for making natural light part of your daily routine — and shows why stepping outside might be the simplest, most impactful change you can make to get better rest. (Recorded at TEDxBasel on May 7, 2022)

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      February 17, 2025 at 7:16 am

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    February 17, 2025 at 7:12 am

    Rip nordics, barley any sun in 4 months.

  4. @drumbum3.142

    February 17, 2025 at 7:29 am

    My preference of sleep is in the (relatively) dark. I used to detest naps but now they are my friend(s). I also enjoy shut-eye in (absolute) silence/quiet or sometimes at other times with (“quiet”) noise, talking, music in the background.. .

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  7. @up-n-at-em

    February 17, 2025 at 7:39 am

    Sleep being necessary to human biology creates its own darkness as we transition into a semiconscious state of being that’s independent of the Earth’s rotation on its axis.

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    February 17, 2025 at 7:42 am

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  11. @Hadri_ART

    February 17, 2025 at 8:11 am

    Me studying astrophysics for master exams inside a room 10hrs a day….💀💀💀💀

  12. @陳鈞鼎

    February 17, 2025 at 8:22 am

    😂

  13. @SusanSitu-b8t

    February 17, 2025 at 8:25 am

    不能

  14. @christopherstanford5599

    February 17, 2025 at 8:44 am

    I bought a very bright lamp for growing plants which uses a remote control. I turned it up toward ceiling and found that it filled my home office with a very warm light, especially lacking these cloudy winter months through the one north facing window. The lamp simulates the sun and anecdotally I can say that I felt an improvement in my sleep 🤗🤗 The lamp simulates the light spectrum necessary for growing plants indoors, maybe a study of artificial sunlight equivalents could be sponsored by one of these companies. Just purchased an additional lamp for my bedroom, use it on early cloudy mornings, feels like sunlight, wakes me up. These lamps have a bluetooth remote with brightness adjustments & timer, less than $100 for a tripod unit.🤗🤗

  15. @bubblesmageefrompoughkipse7104

    February 17, 2025 at 9:05 am

    I sleep much better during the day. I’m a night owl always have been.

    • @বুদ্ধিবৃক্ষএকাডেমি-ঝ৫প

      February 17, 2025 at 10:08 pm

      Are you facing any health problem?

    • @Guidje

      February 18, 2025 at 12:11 am

      yeah, me too – and i struggle very much with the “commercial hour”

  16. @Theoriginalanimalcracker

    February 17, 2025 at 9:17 am

    How to say your lazy on a Ted talk

  17. @marcvolpe8252

    February 17, 2025 at 9:39 am

    CHRISTINE,THE SUN IS SHINING AND SO ARE YOU

  18. @BoothContractor

    February 17, 2025 at 9:56 am

    謝謝。

  19. @DominionAnako-bb7ry

    February 17, 2025 at 11:43 am

    Sleep at least 8 hours

  20. @Pro-kesh

    February 17, 2025 at 1:16 pm

    This is why standard time is so much better than daylight savings time. You can actually wake up to sunlight

  21. @alvinksl8405

    February 17, 2025 at 1:33 pm

    Daylight is important. But as science progresses, we will one day find what she claimed above is not what actually happened, as with all other findings in science in our past by scientists. Science is the wrong tool to understand the infinity around us because it is trying to make all matters conform to it. Science itself is not at fault here; it is when we make it the rule and basis of all matters so we can control and gain something out from it, that is the mistake.

    • @kpNov23

      February 18, 2025 at 5:20 am

      Bonkers

  22. @arsenal0095

    February 17, 2025 at 1:40 pm

    Night shift work sunlight allowance is needed then!

  23. @muhammadibrahimabdullahi3840

    February 17, 2025 at 4:31 pm

    What I understand is that it gives more time for sleeping during the night, so you don’t spend time or wasted do what is the best.

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    February 17, 2025 at 7:07 pm

    British speak with muscle

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    February 18, 2025 at 12:30 am

    I am at the beginning of my “investment journey”, planning to put 385K into dividend stocks so that I will be making up to 30% annually in dividend returns. any good stock recommendation on great performing stocks or Crypto will be appreciated….

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      February 18, 2025 at 12:31 am

      Absolutely! I am at $4.25 mil. Biggest positions PLTR, TSLA, SCHD, NVDA,BTC and now looking to build up DRGO alongside finding quality value/growth stocks to buy like TORM. I got $48k divs last year in taxable divs. Q2 taxable divs this year was $17,388 this year. Don’t sell when the market is down. Having a skilled Financial counsellor that puts the time in to do in-depth research can be valuable in strategizing your portfolio..

    • @KateHennes

      February 18, 2025 at 12:31 am

      how would you recommend i enter the crypto market? I am also looking at studying some traders and copying their strategy rather than investing myself and losing money emotionally. What’s your take on this approach? and How can i reach her, if you don’t mind me asking??

  26. @mollydooker9636

    February 18, 2025 at 1:03 am

    Yea yea yea. Im also an expert on sleep, or rather the lack of it. As a lifelong chronic insomniac. I also enjoying hiking and spending 12 hours a day marchi g up mountains. Still cant sleep without medication.

  27. @haigha-qb4kf

    February 18, 2025 at 5:14 am

    Re-aired? I bet I already saw that at a TED channel?

  28. @Sara-qq6vl

    February 18, 2025 at 6:28 am

    Amazing! it’s a while since I’ve been suffering from disordered sleeping, and it’s exactly coincident with confining myself in a flat to concentrate more on my tasks, without communicating and strolling under the sun. I think I should change my routine…

  29. @sinnguyen39

    February 18, 2025 at 10:46 am

    let me see your hand if everyday u in here to practice your English. <3

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    February 18, 2025 at 2:25 pm

    رابطه مستقیم خواب .با ذهن آرام ..ذهن آشفته

  31. @tazf4756

    February 19, 2025 at 9:19 pm

    None of this is at all new.

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Building beyond LLMs with Luma AI’s Amit Jain (Live at Web Summit Qatar) | Equity Podcast

LLMs may have kicked off this AI boom, but the ceiling is closer than the hype suggests. As models run out of text data to train on, the companies and investors paying attention are already moving on. The next wave isn’t better chatbots; it’s machines that can understand the physical world. Luma AI, the Bay…

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LLMs may have kicked off this AI boom, but the ceiling is closer than the hype suggests. As models run out of text data to train on, the companies and investors paying attention are already moving on. The next wave isn’t better chatbots; it’s machines that can understand the physical world. Luma AI, the Bay Area lab that raised over $1.4 billion from a16z, Nvidia, and Amazon, is betting on exactly that.

On episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we’re bringing you a conversation Rebecca Bellan sat down with Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO of Luma AI, at Web Summit Qatar. Together, the pair dug into where the next trillion-dollar AI opportunity actually gets built, and whether the companies chasing it even know what they’re building yet.

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The iPhone has been to space a few times now — in fact, Apple products have a long history of space travel. CNET’s Bridget Carey looks back at notable moments, including the Macintosh Portable sending the first email in space. Read more about it on CNET.com Artemis II Astronauts Are Using iPhones to Capture Stunning…

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