Philippa Gander Life in Sync review, recensie en informatie boek over de wetenschap van de biologische klokken en hoe we ze verstoren. Op 21 oktober 2025 verschijnt bij Princeton University Press het boek van Philippa Gander, de slaaponderzoeker uit Nieuw-Zeeland over hoe we verkeerd omgaan met onze biologische klok. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.
Philippa Gander Life in Sync review en recensie
- “Recent breakthroughs in chronobiology reveal powerful strategies to recover lost rhythms—and improve sleep. Drawing on decades of her own research, Gander leads an in-depth tour of the science and leaves no doubt that respecting circadian clocks is crucial not just for individual well-being but also for the future of our planet.” Lynne Peeples, author of The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms)
- “The importance of sleep/wake cycles to our life on Earth is as inestimable as it is intriguing. Philippa Gander succeeds in communicating this complex science in her highly informative and engaging book.” (Colin A. Espie, University of Oxford)
Life in Sync
The Science of Internal Clocks and How We’re Disrupting Them
- Auteur: Philippa Gander (Nieuw-Zeeland)
- Soort boek: slaapproblemen en de biologisch klok
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Princeton University Press
- Verschijnt: 21 oktober 2026
- Omvang: 168 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Prijs: $ 22,95
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst boek van Philippa Gander over de verstoring van onze biologische klok
All of life is profoundly shaped by the daily, monthly, and yearly cycles of our planet, and all creatures have internal timekeeping systems that rely on cues from the surrounding environment. With modern technology, we are changing our environments—and by proxy, the ecosystems around us—to override these innate rhythms of life. But at what cost? Life in Sync reveals how Earth’s rotations shape our biology, what human sleep cycles looked like before the advent of artificial light, and why technology can’t free us from the constraints of our circadian clocks.
Philippa Gander explores the science behind the biological rhythms that animate us and our world, blending captivating storytelling with illuminating examples ranging from migratory birds and hibernating squirrels to jet-lagged pilots and astronauts in space. She shows how genetic circadian clocks are an ancient evolutionary adaptation that we share with all life on the planet, and how our rapidly expanding use of artificial light at night disrupts the time cues for entire ecosystems. Gander explains why cutting back on sleep adversely affects our well-being, safety, and longevity, and how breakthroughs in sleep science offer solutions to bring our lives more in harmony with nature’s rhythms.
An astonishing journey of scientific discovery, Life in Sync unlocks the mysteries of biological time—and offers new perspectives for anyone who has ever given up a good night’s sleep for the sake of their hectic waking hours.
Philippa Gander is a sleep researcher from New Zealand. She is an emeritus professor at Massey University in New Zealand.
