Internal time
By: Till Roenneberg
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780674065857
Subjects: Biological rhythms; Chronobiology
Work titles: Wie wir ticken
Description: Internal Time combines storytelling with accessible science tutorials to explain how our internal clocks work--for example, why morning classes are so unpopular and why "lazy" adolescents are wise to avoid them. We learn why the constant twilight of our largely indoor lives makes us dependent on alarm clocks and tired, and why social demands and work schedules lead to a social jet lag that compromises our daily functioning. --from publisher description
Notes: Subtitle of original German text: Die Bedeutung der inneren Uhr für unser Leben.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Worlds apart; title: Of early birds and long sleepers; title: Counting sheep; title: A curious astronomer; title: The lost days; title: The periodic shift worker; title: The fast hamster; title: Dawn at the gym; title: The elusive transcript; title: Temporal ecology; title: Wait until dark; title: The end of adolescence; title: What a waste of time!; title: Days on other planets; title: When will my organs arrive?; title: The scissors of sleep; title: Early socialists-late capitalists; title: Constant twilight; title: From Frankfurt to Morocco and back; title: Light at night; title: Partnership timing; title: A clock for all seasons; title: Professional selection; title: The nocturnal bottleneck.