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Unless you illustrate the problem you wish to solve, the solution is not going to make sense.

A great example of productivity spillovers across industries

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That doesn't surprise me. Yes, would be interesting to see those assumptions, but I guess the issue (as in most modelling of complex systems) is that as you relax the assumptions, …

I opened this article hoping it would mention the point about the rules concerning reduced sulfur content of the fuel used in super tanker marine shipping, and it didn't disappoint…

Key extracts: Based on the results of their modeling approach, cycling and high intensity interval training (HIIT) produced the most consistent effects in improvement of memory, at…

It's probably true that not a lot of people make constructive use of their sleep data, but people just love learning about themselves: it's kind of a form of narcissism, unless you…

Sometimes I like to think of GDP as a measure of economic (productive) power more than well-being. But other indicators are more important for the long-term, such as those on demog…

Key extract: On average, sleep/wake classification accuracies were reported to be 87.2% based on 53 assessed devices. There was no significant difference in accuracies between devi…

I was wondering who this would apply to, and found this from another source: "The directive covers 'essential entities' and 'important entities'. Essential organisations will gener…

Yes, apparently headaches are listed as one of the possible side-effects

Very interesting -- I often move my legs when seated and this annoys people haha Curious to try this out now -- have never tested L-tyrosine before. I wonder what other effects it …

Quite good support for the caffeine/theanine interaction in the literature -- I was mainly trying to see if it could improve sleep which is why I didn't take it with caffeine. Woul…

This is a good and fair question (although noting that the doses in the second study seem extremely large compared to supplement values). I think the solution is to test, test, and…

Good to hear they seem to be working out for you. I tried L-tryptophan a few years ago but discontinued rather quickly as I thought my sleep quality was going down (I think I was w…

Very interesting: maybe it could have been something else in the sodas? Alternatively, the quality of the amazon supplement might not have been great (unless you tried from multipl…

Indeed, one of the studies cited supports this view.

Yes, you are very right: this is something I will definitely add eventually.