Dr. Steven (Steve) Novella

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1,490 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 27 Jun

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #872 - Mar 26 2022 podcast

So there was a systematic review that was published a couple years ago. voice-verified

This question keeps coming up and coming up. voice-verified

And they said, you know, the data is really not there. voice-verified

And scientists should be a little bit more soft on their recommendations. voice-verified

First of all, we don't really have any head-to-head DST versus standard time scientific studies. voice-verified

We just don't. voice-verified

Well, again, what I'm reading is we don't really have any head-to-head studies. voice-verified

So everything is inferred mainly from the time shifting, and that's not really a good control. voice-verified

Not at all. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And so the real answer is we don't know. voice-verified

But having said that, if you take the evidence that we do have, what you could say is, all right, even though it's secondary sort of inferential evidence, it is leaning towards that standard time is better than daylight saving time. voice-verified

But the effect size is not that big. voice-verified

And so that's the other thing. voice-verified

It's like, okay, sure, but does it really matter? voice-verified

It doesn't matter either way. voice-verified

Yeah, so there's other variables, though, too. voice-verified

So one of the points that a lot of people brought up is, well, it's not as safe for children to go to school in the morning. voice-verified

But we've talked previously about the fact that school starts too early anyway. voice-verified

So in the same organization, the same Sleep Association of America or whatever says, so you should start school an hour later. voice-verified

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