Reflections
Notes on light, sleep and circadian rhythms from the LYS team and the researchers we work with.
5 ways to help boost your concentration
After considerable research on the world wide web; scanning through reports on various different websites, some industry and others consumer-based, it has become clear that there...
Twitter shows how your choice of words shifts throughout the day
What if I told you that your precise choice of words has weight? Much more than you might have ever been told or taught. In fact,...
Ethical design and going against the attention economy
Designing technology that prompts us to both engage and disengage with the devices we use is the dilemma of our times. When the world around us...
There's all kinds of ways to enjoy LYS 1.0
With a few weeks behind us since the LYS 1.0 devices made their way across oceans, mountains and maybe even deserts, we are eagerly speaking to...
Healthcare is undergoing a digital revolution
If you are new to the realm of health tech then it’s about time you catch up. Wearable sensors, predictive diagnostics, telemedicine and even the recent...
Health tech can improve the wellbeing of employees in the workplace
One of the fundamental issues across today’s workforce is attributed to sleep deprivation. A recent One RAND study estimates sleep deprivation costs employers roughly $411 billion...
Balance your dietary habits with sleep and light
There’s something unparalleled to the maintenance of a balanced circadian rhythm, otherwise known as a sleep-wake cycle. It is now established that a night’s sleep should...
Circadian clocks control our sense of smell
“The circadian clock affects virtually every organ system in the body” writes Dr. Leslie Vosshall, a researcher at Rockefeller University who studies smell. If we understand...
Surgeons know the importance of your circadian rhythm
There’s something about circadian rhythm talk that immediately sections the topic into the ‘holistic’, even ‘spiritual’ realm. Perhaps it’s due to its inevitable connection to nature,...
Beat the SAD away with LYS
It seems like a few too many acronyms, but SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a widely common side effect of shorter daylight hours. Many have attributed...
LYS is taking on Kickstarter, here's why.
Many brave souls have uploaded their hearts and dreams onto the crowd funding platform of Kickstarter before, in hopes of materialising an otherwise ethereal idea; or...
Insertable Technology: Friend or Foe?
If ever the conversation of insertable technology rises, it’s safe to say a glass of wine is usually involved and of course, endless references to sci-fi...