Interesting topic and seems like a reasonable thing to study.
It would be cool to see a study where participants behave in a way that leads to more light exposure in month A and the opposite in month B, randomising the time ordering etc.
Despite power analysis and all the “50 people convenience sample, mostly observing based on what people do anyway” seems a bit like it won’t really lead to any action guiding outcomes beyond vaguely confirming people’s priors? As in, perhaps this style of research is not ambitious enough in a way?
readthenotes1•8m ago
Seems like a reasonable thing to do would be to leave England for a month and head for the British Virgin Islands.
I'm pretty sure there's a BBC detective show that shows the increase in cognitive abilities from doing so...
conformist•1h ago
Despite power analysis and all the “50 people convenience sample, mostly observing based on what people do anyway” seems a bit like it won’t really lead to any action guiding outcomes beyond vaguely confirming people’s priors? As in, perhaps this style of research is not ambitious enough in a way?
readthenotes1•8m ago
I'm pretty sure there's a BBC detective show that shows the increase in cognitive abilities from doing so...