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👁️ Did you know you have specialized eye cells that detect light but bypass your vision entirely? These retinal ganglion cells containing melanopsin send signals straight to your brain's master clock, responding most strongly to blue wavelengths around 480nm, helping synchronize your circadian rhythms with daily light cycles.
✍️ The original post in this thread traces how light becomes time through hidden pathways.
🌅 Within you, billions of molecular clocks tick in coordinated patterns. From 90-minute sleep cycles to seasonal patterns in gene activity, your body orchestrates time across every scale.
Did you know your liver, heart, and skin each have their own circadian timing? ⚙️
✍️ Explore your inner clockwork: https://TPC8.short.gy/7G7SxGcA
⏰ You are not just living in time. You are made of it.
#Chronobiology #CircadianRhythms #BiologicalClocks #SleepScience #Neuroscience #SciComm #STEM #Biology #Brain #TPC8
The deadline to register for our upcoming #ClockClub at Nottingham Trent University is fast approaching - get your ticket before the 7th of December!
https://www.bioclocks.uk/event-details/winter-clock-club-2026
🚬 Loneliness and anxiety fuel smartphone and social media addiction in 'night owls,' new study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-loneliness-anxiety-fuel-smartphone-social.html
#smartphones #socialmedia #addiction #chronobiology #psychology #loneliness #anxiety
Young adult "night owls" (or "evening types"—those who prefer to stay up late) are significantly more at risk of developing problematic relationships with smartphones and social media, according to a new study.
Scientific Frontline
The Perpetually Curious!
BioClocks UK
Dr Susi Arnott
Paul Houle
