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Article #2000Re: Idiots in Astrophysics
From: max
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:01
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In article <slrn9pp7hi.of8.packer@clark.net>, packer@clark.net (Charles Packer) wrote: > Circadian rhythms make sense biologically only in an > environment where they can be _entrained_, that is, > synchronized, by the cycle in the environment they are > tracking. Why evolution gave rise to a free-running cycle > that's longer rather than shorter than the 24-hour day is > probably a matter for physiologists rather than astronomers. I'd guess they're flexible because it's adaptive -- we'd fare a lot better if we could stretch our waking ours in times of need. "Time out Mr. Tiger, I have to go to slee----". .max -- the part of <betatron@earthlink.net> was played by maxwell monningh 8-p
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