Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Worlds Apart 8
5. 2. Of Early Birds and Long Sleepers 16
6. 3. Counting Sheep 24
7. 4. A Curious Astronomer 31
8. 5. The Lost Days 36
9. 6. The Periodic Shift Worker 47
10. 7. The Fast Hamster 60
11. 8. Dawn at the Gym 66
12. 9. The Elusive Transcript 75
13. 10. Temporal Ecology 81
14. 11. Wait until Dark 90
15. 12. The End of Adolescence 96
16. 13. What a Waste of Time! 106
17. 14. Days on Other Planets 114
18. 15. When Will My Organs Arrive? 129
19. 16. The Scissors of Sleep 139
20. 17. Early Socialists, Late Capitalists 152
21. 18. Constant Twilight 163
22. 19. From Frankfurt to Morocco and Back 173
23. 20. Light at Night 184
24. 21. Partnership Timing 193
25. 22. A Clock for All Seasons 202
26. 23. Professional Selection 214
27. 24. The Nocturnal Bottleneck 223
28. Notes 235
29. Acknowledgments 263
30. Index 265