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Just a side note on these kind of things, how do we actually know? It seems with evolution, there are always these "common sense" answers. Oh, no cows to milk!
by ntsplnkv2 7y ago
Just a side note on these kind of things, how do we actually know?
It seems with evolution, there are always these "common sense" answers. Oh, no cows to milk! no need to get up early, hence, teens have a different clock? It just seems like handwavy nonsense that makes "common sense" to us and it's accepted.
School just sucks. It sucked when I was well rested and it sucked when I wasn't. Sleep deprivation may impact peformance. but I know one thing - the later I could wake up, the later I stayed up. Curious to see how these changes in California actually impact students.
- chongli 7y agoWe know because there are still hunter gatherer societies around today. We have scientists who have spent long periods of time living with them and learning their customs and way of life.
- ntsplnkv2 7y agoThat is interesting - but can we really say with certainty this is how it always was? Especially since there is bias added (they know of the existence of the scientist).
- chongli 7y agoWe can’t say anything with certainty in science. It’s all inductive reasoning. Maybe the errors bars are bigger in some fields more than others, but that’s all we can do. I doubt archaeological evidence will ever determine the sleep schedules of teenagers from the pre-agricultural days.