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With the days continuing to grow shorter, you might find yourself increasingly willing to try anything to get you through the winter months. But before you invest in an expensive light therapy lamp or overhaul your gym regime, you could try something even simpler: changing the time you eat dinner.

Our metabolism is intrinsically connected with daylight — making when we eat nearly as important as what we eat. So shifting dinnertime during winter and eating a little bit earlier might help support our bodies and minds. Catherine Norton, a professor of sport and exercise nutrition from the University of Limerick, explains to us why aligning mealtimes with the body’s natural rhythms can have so many far-reaching benefits for health — and the best ways to do it.

With tech stocks starting to wobble in the last few days, it might be time to wonder whether the AI bubble is about to burst. One economist explains what to look out for to understand what’s going on in the markets.

We also take a look at what teens want adults to know about their digital lives — and why it’s important they’re brought into conversations on social media and digital communication.

Heather Kroeker

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine

There’s a connection between daylight and our metabolism. Strela Studio/ Shutterstock

Should we eat dinner earlier in winter? Why timing might matter more than you think

Catherine Norton, University of Limerick

Aligning mealtimes with your body’s natural rhythms can help steady energy, mood and sleep through the darker months.

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Is the AI bubble about to burst? What to watch for as the markets wobble

Alex Dryden, SOAS, University of London

The sector has so far proved itself resilient to external economic forces.

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What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives

Leo Ziegel, Karolinska Institutet; Carl Fredrik Sjöland, Karolinska Institutet

Young people repeatedly mentioned that adults are not sufficiently involved or do not understand what children and teenagers do online.

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