Dark sky tourism It’s amazing to travel in search of a view of the stars – Night Sky Tourist. But why not bring the joy of the night sky closer to home, boost the local economy, and feel better, too? The Lake District estimate a return of £1.93 for every £1 spent on dark-sky friendly lighting […]
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Melatonin Our obsession with sleep driving explosive growth in the melatonin market – $2.5 billion, growing at annual rate 14.5% – Melatonin Supplements Market Size. Our investment in drugs that promise to help us to snooze seems reasonable given cost of poor sleep in financial and economic terms: 10.3% productivity loss, adding up to $136billion estimated
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Light and Building 2024 – worth the trip? The cost of the space, design and build, marketing materials, travel and accommodation plus salaries – let alone the opportunity cost – will blow a hole in even the most lavish marketing budget. According to the Messe Frankfurt site, an all-inclusive package for a 9m2 booth comes
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I’ve spent the past few days researching a talk for LEDucation in New York in March. It’s an incredible line-up – over 400 exhibitors, 49 sessions and loads of great people to meet. I’ll be talking about the need to look beyond the simple Melatonin solution and stand up for integrated approaches to healthy workplaces.
Jet-lag – in the eye of the beholder? Watching the flight attendants waiting at passport control, wondered – as I often do – what this constant jet lag must do to their body clocks. The vast majority of research says messing up your natural day-night cycle is bad by every possible measure. But the impact
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