PGY 39, Day 129
THEY ARE MESSING WITH MY (BIOLOGICAL) CLOCK AGAIN:
AKA, I am Falling Behind Again
There is a natural rhythm to life and the universe, and that rhythm is synchronized. As a part of that system, animals (yes, including humans) have day-night cycles called circadian rhythm. This rhythim dictates many fundamental physiologic functions ... most notable of which are the day-night/sleep wake cycle.
(Reference link: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Education/Factsheet_CircadianRhythms.htm)
(For Detailed Scientific Evidence see:The Clocks That Time Us by Moore-Ede, Sulzman and Fuller)
In other words, our natural rhythm, or biological clock is dictated by day and night, light and dark, or, in other words, SUNSHINE! Every time we arbitrarily "change the clock", we are "messing with" COUNTLESS HUMAN BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS, because our CLOCK TIME is NOT SYNCHRONIZED with SUN TiME. That is CRAZY! Why ON EARTH (:-)) would we not synchronize our MECHANICAL CLOCKS with the SUN? Stupid!(?) We have always done it that way? NO ... that is not at all true.
Disregard of facts about our circadian rhythm and the sun might have been excusable 100 years ago, but today, it is absolute nonsense. What effort would it take to keep the clocks all around the world synchronized with the sun? Very little extra effort. What would the cost be? I have no idea, but the benefit, I am certain, would be enormous with regard to human well being and performance.
Who benefits by maintaining the status quo? Frankly, I don't know. It seems as if this clock changing nonsense is just one of those "we have always done it that way" sort of things. Isn't it TIME for us to be SMART about Clocks, Sun rhythm and circadian rhythm? Let's start a move to synchronize mechanical clocks with the sun ... it would be good for our natural rhythm. I think the music would sound better, and, besides, what do we have to loose?
StepWisely(R) and have a good day.
Dr. Mike
PS. IF, there is some reason why machine time MUST be different from SUN TIME, or EARTH ROTATION TIME, then, at least give us both times on every clock.
PPS. And, for the advocates of this clock change nonsense, explain yourself, please!
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