Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti...
by runarberg on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @02:58PM
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You are right, public health experts need to go over the available data, and study whether changing to permanent DST might lead to more damage then good in for the health of the general population. There are reasons to doubt that the benefits of extra sunlight in the evening is not worth the potential sleep deprivation. This needs to be studied in the effected areas before a decision is made.
Re:U.S. Bill H.R.69 introduced – To make daylight savings ti...
by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @03:32PM
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And to start with, how is the fact that people in the western end of a timezone get an average of 19 minutes less sleep?
This was linked by another commenter, and I think it's pretty strong evidence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01676...
Iceland is significantly farther north than the northernmost point in the continental US, so what is best on-balance for Iceland on a matter that has to do with the relation between social schedules and the sun is not necessarily a guide to what is appropriate in the US, even if we assume the correctness of the judgement in Iceland.
Which is not to say that you are wrong to question the evidence, only that “Iceland found…” is itself of not much value in a discussion of US policy on the issue.