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Originally Posted by Nabeel
As the son of a BBC employee, I have to say I feel a bit ashamed of this article. It is sloppy.
I do have sleep problems, and find that a) reading anything is a good way to get to sleep (paper, e-book, magazines, cornflake packets) and b) when I can't sleep, reading is a good way of passing the time.
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It wasn't just BBC that picked up the story though. Just lazy journalism in general. It's the scientific study with "results paid for by..." that I have a problem with. Having people read for four hours on an iPad with the brightness set to full intensity in a dim room, setup on a stand at a set distance to guarantee the correct amount of light exposure. Completely unrealistic scenario designed to produce a result.
It's sad because sleep deprivation is a problem for a lot of people and light has been proven to attribute to it. There is a reason that Apple has set the default on iPad's to auto dim and there is a reason that most apps have a night mode.