Current news about chronobiology, my projects and lectures.
Gender sleep gap – social explosives? Gender sleep gap, what is it? There are many gender gaps, i.e. “gaps” between the manifestations of differences in certain social circumstances and phenomena between the biological sexes. Gender pay gap, gender care gap, gender health gap are just a few buzzwords. The gender…
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Polyphasic sleep – Can we really all do the Ronaldo? Polyphasic sleep has been known to a wider public since Ronaldo at the latest. It refers to a special sleep pattern that is very different from our classic sleep rhythm. Biphasic and polyphasic sleep are also not the same thing.…
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I have already written an article about the new “chronoworking” trend. Essentially, it’s about taking into account the chronobiological parameters of employees and, of course, their chronotype in particular. People who work from home certainly have more opportunities to live their genetic sleep/wake rhythm and to align their work, household…
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Are chronotypes a diversity issue? – A discussion with Chat GPT Diversity means variety. It is at the heart of the current movement. Inclusion is the essence of diversity. According to“Aktion Mensch”, inclusion means that everyone belongs to society naturally, with all their special characteristics. At the heart of the…
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Sleep analysis in capsule hotels? What is (still) unimaginable in our part of the world is commonplace in Japan. Instead of hotel rooms, people there sleep in sleeping pods. I affectionately call them “sleeping pods”. Nine Hours is one such hotel chain that offers such suppositories for overnight stays. The…
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