Flight attendants, night shift and jet lag.
Night flight | Working in the Dark
The role of SCN and melatonin | Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan
Our body clock is explained in terms of the brain, the SCN, the hormone melatonin and the percepti...
Impact of sleeping less | Start the Week
Discussion about sleep erosion over time and the biological and psychological impacts of people sleeping less than our ancestors use...
Beginning of the experiment | Horizon
The experiment begins with Aldo being isolated in a nuclear bunker away from people and outside influences.
How easily do our body clocks keep time? | Horizon
Aldo is trying to keep track of time without any external cues in the bunker.
How does lack of light affect our body clock? | Horizon
Aldo is now living in the bunker with very limited artificial light to see the effects on his body clock.
The impact of jet lag | Horizon
Experimenters are inducing jet lag by waking Aldo up several hours early, what will the impacts be?
The impact of shift work | Horizon
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