Light O’Clock
A podcast on light and your body clock
We break down the science behind circadian rhythms so you can be enlightened.
In each podcast episode, we chat with experts in the field about a variety of topics, spanning from the effects of light on our biology and how it can be used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and beyond.
Spotlight: The dark side of daylight (Daylight Awareness Week 2024)
Episode 1: Cave studies and fruit flies – the history of chronobiology
Episode 2: Sleep and circadian rhythms – same or different?
Episode 3: Early birds and night owls – what is chronotype?
Episode 4: In and out of sync
Episode 5: Shedding light on... circadian rhythms and mental health
Episode 1: Light exposure – Why should we care?
Episode 2: Light’s journey through the eye
Episode 3: Using light to tell time
Episode 4: Melatonin – the night time hormone
Episode 5: Shedding light on… pupil size across the lifespan
Episode 6: You ask, we answer – special Q&A episode
Team
Hosting and moderation: Carolina Guidolin
Scientific supervision: Manuel Spitschan
Team: Alexander Hahn, Anna M. Biller, Hannah S. Heinrichs, Ingo Bednarek (https://ingobednarek.de/), Lucien Bickerstaff, Marcelo Stegmann, Maydel Fernandez-Alonso, Niloufar Tabandeh
Get in touch.
We would love to hear from you! Do you have any questions on how light effects our physiology? Anything you would like us to discuss in a future episode? Fill out the form or send us an email to lightoclock@tuebingen.mpg.de.