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Daylight saving is a waste of time

Hannah Fry Mar 27, 2026 18:26
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Springing forward into clock chaos There are LOADS of studies out there that highlight how illogical the practice is - here are just a few of the ones I mentioned: A chronobiological evaluation of the acute effects of Daylight Saving Time on traffic accident risk, by J Fritz, T VoPham, K Wright Jr, and C Vetter (2020) Daylight savings time and myocardial infarction, by A Sandhu, M Seth, and H Gurm (2014) Changing to Daylight Saving Time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries by C Barnes and D Wagner (2009) The human circadian clock's seasonal adjustment is disrupted by Daylight Saving Time, by T Kantermann, M Juda, M Merrow, T Roenneberg (2007)
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