Please join us Wednesday, October 9th at 7pm for the latest Health Storytelling LIVE Author Q&A with CSHH Fellow Maryn McKenna and Lynne Peeples, author of The Inner Clock, Living In Sync with our Circadian Rhythms. Peeples’ new book dives into how the groundbreaking science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve your overall health.
Your body contains a symphony of tiny timepieces, synchronized to the sun and subtle signals in your environment and behavior. But modern insults like artificial light, contrived time zones, and late-night meals can wreak havoc on your internal clocks.
Armed with advances in biology and technology, a circadian renaissance is reclaiming those lost rhythms. The Inner Clock explores the emerging science and its transformative applications: How could taking a walk in the morning and going to bed at the same time each night keep your body in sync? Why are some doctors prescribing treatments at specific times of day? And how might a better understanding of our circadian rhythms improve educational outcomes, optimize sports performance, and support the longevity of our planet?
Science journalist Lynne Peeples seeks out the scientists, astronauts, athletes, and patients at the forefront of a growing movement. Along the way, she sleeps in a Cold War-era bunker, chases the midnight sun, spits into test tubes, and wears high-tech light sensors to decipher what makes our internal clocks tick and how we can reset them for the better.
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About Lynne
Lynne Peeples is an author and journalist covering science, health, and the environment. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, Nature, HuffPost, NBC News, The Atlantic, and other publications. Peeples herself has appeared on MSNBC, HuffPost Live, BBC News, ABC Radio Australia, and Nature Podcast. Before becoming a journalist, she crunched numbers as a biostatistician for HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Peeples is a recipient of an MIT Knight Science Journalism fellowship and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation book grant. She also holds master’s degrees in biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health and in science journalism from New York University. She lives in Seattle.
We'd like to send a special thank you to Georgia Center for the Book, Science Gallery Atlanta and Decatur Book Festival for being the official co-sponsors of the Fall 2024 Health Storytelling Author Q&A series.