Tanya Mosley

In her book, Peoples digs into the latest research about how our internal clocks impact every facet of our lives, how well we do in school, our performance at work, how we interact with people, and even how long we live. There are even studies that link circadian disruption to cancer, depression, dementia, and Alzheimer's. Lynn Peoples is an MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow.

In her book, Peoples digs into the latest research about how our internal clocks impact every facet of our lives, how well we do in school, our performance at work, how we interact with people, and even how long we live. There are even studies that link circadian disruption to cancer, depression, dementia, and Alzheimer's. Lynn Peoples is an MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow.

She's also a biostatistician and has conducted HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, and Nature. Lynn Peoples, welcome to Fresh Air. Thanks so much for having me on. Let's just start with this experiment that you did. So this self-imposed hideout that you went on, it didn't just shield you from the sunlight.

She's also a biostatistician and has conducted HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, and Nature. Lynn Peoples, welcome to Fresh Air. Thanks so much for having me on. Let's just start with this experiment that you did. So this self-imposed hideout that you went on, it didn't just shield you from the sunlight.

She's also a biostatistician and has conducted HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, and Nature. Lynn Peoples, welcome to Fresh Air. Thanks so much for having me on. Let's just start with this experiment that you did. So this self-imposed hideout that you went on, it didn't just shield you from the sunlight.

You were without any emitted light, right? That even means your cell phones and your computer. None of those things were available to you to see light and also to see the time.

You were without any emitted light, right? That even means your cell phones and your computer. None of those things were available to you to see light and also to see the time.

You were without any emitted light, right? That even means your cell phones and your computer. None of those things were available to you to see light and also to see the time.

What is it that you wanted to understand about your body's rhythm by undergoing this experiment?

What is it that you wanted to understand about your body's rhythm by undergoing this experiment?

What is it that you wanted to understand about your body's rhythm by undergoing this experiment?

I want to know a little bit more about how you felt over the days when you were down there because there wasn't just a lack of awareness of the time and no sunlight. Some of the stuff in your body started to go haywire, like your ability to regulate your temperature.

I want to know a little bit more about how you felt over the days when you were down there because there wasn't just a lack of awareness of the time and no sunlight. Some of the stuff in your body started to go haywire, like your ability to regulate your temperature.

I want to know a little bit more about how you felt over the days when you were down there because there wasn't just a lack of awareness of the time and no sunlight. Some of the stuff in your body started to go haywire, like your ability to regulate your temperature.

Something really interesting in the data that you were able to collect with the researchers is that for a period of time, though, you were pretty close to your schedule above ground. So I'm thinking about like when you were eating meals, but there came a time when then things started to almost flip like completely upside down.

Something really interesting in the data that you were able to collect with the researchers is that for a period of time, though, you were pretty close to your schedule above ground. So I'm thinking about like when you were eating meals, but there came a time when then things started to almost flip like completely upside down.

Something really interesting in the data that you were able to collect with the researchers is that for a period of time, though, you were pretty close to your schedule above ground. So I'm thinking about like when you were eating meals, but there came a time when then things started to almost flip like completely upside down.

You all assess this data and what conclusion did you come to?

You all assess this data and what conclusion did you come to?

You all assess this data and what conclusion did you come to?