When I started my major in Computer Science at Brandeis University in 1980, the computer science department was actually part of the physics department. There was a huge debate about whether Computer Science should even be its own major at a liberal arts college, thinking that computer science was like auto repair and belonged at a vocational school (not to disparage auto repair - I can't begin to comprehend that art). Really they were just jealous that we all had the highest starting salaries coming out of college.
I think physics has always had this disdain for computer science, thinking it's too low brow or something.
Most people are missing the main point here
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Fasting May Fix Jet Lag
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Judging from the replies, I think a lot of people are missing what they're saying in the referenced study: You start fast way *before* you get on the plane.
Anyway, the reasoning behind why this works, is that your body thinks: "Hey, there's no food around. I better wake up Mr. Brain there to go find something to eat. And while you're at it, if you have to start hunting saber tooth tigers at night rather than day, then I'll reset your body clock so you sleep and wake at a different time."
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When I started my major in Computer Science at Brandeis University in 1980, the computer science department was actually part of the physics department. There was a huge debate about whether Computer Science should even be its own major at a liberal arts college, thinking that computer science was like auto repair and belonged at a vocational school (not to disparage auto repair - I can't begin to comprehend that art). Really they were just jealous that we all had the highest starting salaries coming out of college. I think physics has always had this disdain for computer science, thinking it's too low brow or something.
Judging from the replies, I think a lot of people are missing what they're saying in the referenced study: You start fast way *before* you get on the plane. Anyway, the reasoning behind why this works, is that your body thinks: "Hey, there's no food around. I better wake up Mr. Brain there to go find something to eat. And while you're at it, if you have to start hunting saber tooth tigers at night rather than day, then I'll reset your body clock so you sleep and wake at a different time."