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Re:LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplem... by nicoburns on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:15AM (#46765256)
There is, but most humans are used to the spectral pattern of black body radiators at all color temperatures. Be that sunlight at higher temperatues or fires / candlelight at lower temperatures.
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Re:LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplem... by kuschku on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:31AM (#46765403)
Regular exposure to fire/candlelight has only existed for a hundredthousand years, while mitochondria have existed almost unchanged for millions of years.

So even that assumption would require further study.

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