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Posts about health:

Viruses indoors 3: Introducing the common cold.

Viruses indoors 3: Introducing the common cold.

The modern urban environment is ideal for the transmission of respiratory viruses, which is why the common cold spreads so fast. COVID-19 spreads using the same mechanisms but is far more serious because it can cause pneumonia and long-term illnesses. Developing ways to limit the spread of viruses in the built environment will require an understanding of how they infect.

A guide to home lighting automation and circadian rhythms.

A guide to home lighting automation and circadian rhythms.

Home lighting automation can improve your sleep schedule.

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the importance of a good night’s sleep. Who hasn’t stared at the clock at 3am in despair, already anticipating tomorrow’s inevitable grogginess and irritation? But in fact, the need for good, regular sleep is now so recognised that there are scientists who do study it. Harvard Medical school has a whole division dedicated to it (the Division of Sleep Medicine).