BioClocks UK
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social
BioClocks UK is a hub for biological rhythms research in the UK, supporting researchers to deliver impact through outreach, training, and community-specific resources.
Website: https://www.bioclocks.uk/
Find out more: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.034
Website: https://www.bioclocks.uk/
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BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends
all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the
UK to harness the oppor...
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The BioClocks UK network exists to build bridges bridges between chronobiology research and real-world impact. But what exactly does that mean? Find out more here!
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#chronobiology #translational #circadian 🧪
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#chronobiology #translational #circadian 🧪
#Chronobiology is a broad field encompassing virtually all life sciences. Find PhDs, Postdoctoral roles and more on our jobs board:
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Discussion - Jobs | Bioclocks Uk
Advertise job opportunities here!
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#Chronobiology is a broad field encompassing virtually all life sciences. Find PhDs, Postdoctoral roles and more on our jobs board:
www.bioclocks.uk/group/jobs/d...
www.bioclocks.uk/group/jobs/d...
Share you #chronobiology research at the upcoming #ClockClub in Nottingham on the 9th of January 2026. Only a few more days until the 14th Nov abstract submission deadline!
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Send your abstract here: forms.office.com/e/cQDefteB7S
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November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Share you #chronobiology research at the upcoming #ClockClub in Nottingham on the 9th of January 2026. Only a few more days until the 14th Nov abstract submission deadline!
Send your abstract here: forms.office.com/e/cQDefteB7S
Send your abstract here: forms.office.com/e/cQDefteB7S
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4yr MRC-funded postdoc position investigating circadian mechanisms in cardiometabolic disease, currently available @manchester.ac.uk
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Come and join our brilliant Centre for Biological Timing team!
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian #postdoc
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Come and join our brilliant Centre for Biological Timing team!
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian #postdoc
Research Associate in Circadian Mechanisms in Cardiometabolic Disease:Oxford Road
Due to the nature of the funding, KTP Associates who have already completed a KTP are not eligible to apply.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
4yr MRC-funded postdoc position investigating circadian mechanisms in cardiometabolic disease, currently available @manchester.ac.uk
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Come and join our brilliant Centre for Biological Timing team!
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian #postdoc
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Come and join our brilliant Centre for Biological Timing team!
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian #postdoc
Find out what the UK #chronobiology community has been up to and how we're working to bring science out of the lab in our newsletter:
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Around the equinox, we see an increased interest in how biological rhythms are affected by light. UK #Chronobiology academics have been communicating the research on this for over a decade now - check out this timeless podcast episode on rhythms: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
#SciComm 🧪
#SciComm 🧪
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Circadian Rhythms
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss circadian rhythms.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Around the equinox, we see an increased interest in how biological rhythms are affected by light. UK #Chronobiology academics have been communicating the research on this for over a decade now - check out this timeless podcast episode on rhythms: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
#SciComm 🧪
#SciComm 🧪
As the day shortens you might start to see a change in the behaviour of the little visitors in your garden and local parks. What do you notice?
Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
September 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As the day shortens you might start to see a change in the behaviour of the little visitors in your garden and local parks. What do you notice?
Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
What makes you tick?
We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process!
Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha...
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process!
Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha...
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
What keeps the clock ticking? | Bioclocks Uk
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August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What makes you tick?
We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process!
Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha...
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
We talk about #circadian rhythms and the biological clock like we already know what's going on, but there's still so much to learn about this fundamental process!
Learn more about the research going on at Oxford here: www.bioclocks.uk/research/wha...
#SciComm #chronobiology🧪
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We are happy to announce that the Faraday Discovery Fellowships are now open for applications. These prestigious long-term awards are designed to support mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. Find out more on now:
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#RSGrants
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August 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We are happy to announce that the Faraday Discovery Fellowships are now open for applications. These prestigious long-term awards are designed to support mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. Find out more on now:
#RSGrants
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#RSGrants
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📄Coming Soon!📄
The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th.
#science #scicomm #sciencecommunication
The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th.
#science #scicomm #sciencecommunication
August 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📄Coming Soon!📄
The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th.
#science #scicomm #sciencecommunication
The application for the Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Friday, August 15th and will be closing on Friday, September 5th.
#science #scicomm #sciencecommunication
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Too early to think? Why school start times matter for sleep and learning 🎒 ⏰
Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04
#chronobiology #chronotype
Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04
#chronobiology #chronotype
Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 4: Too early to think?
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August 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Too early to think? Why school start times matter for sleep and learning 🎒 ⏰
Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04
#chronobiology #chronotype
Another great episode of @lightoclock.bsky.social podcast covering adolescent sleep, circadian rhythms and initiatives aimed at delaying school start times www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e04
#chronobiology #chronotype
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Jornal da USP wrote a nice piece about our collaborative work with @gojonnes.bsky.social and @carloshotta.bsky.social published in @newphyt.bsky.social jornal.usp.br/ciencias/rel... #chronobiology
Relógio biológico das plantas regula eficácia de herbicidas
Herbicidas atuam bloqueando vias metabólicas essenciais das plantas dentro das células ao longo das 24 horas do dia; entendimento do processo pode ajudar a diminuir a quantidade usada, reduzindo danos...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Jornal da USP wrote a nice piece about our collaborative work with @gojonnes.bsky.social and @carloshotta.bsky.social published in @newphyt.bsky.social jornal.usp.br/ciencias/rel... #chronobiology
☀️ Summer is a great time to observe biological rhythms in action. Look at the insect life around you - do they come out at a particular time of day?
🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'!
🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'!
🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
August 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
☀️ Summer is a great time to observe biological rhythms in action. Look at the insect life around you - do they come out at a particular time of day?
🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'!
🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
🐝 If so, you've found their 'temporal niche'!
🔗 Learn more through our factsheets here: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
Need some #chronobiology expertise but not sure where to start?
Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory.
www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo...
#SciComm 🧪
Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory.
www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo...
#SciComm 🧪
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Need some #chronobiology expertise but not sure where to start?
Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory.
www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo...
#SciComm 🧪
Academic leaders in #circadian rhythms, #sleep, #plant chronobiology, #seasonality, #neuroscience and more can now be reached through our BioClocks UK expert directory.
www.bioclocks.uk/about/bioclo...
#SciComm 🧪
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🧠 These patterns matter:
• Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed?
• Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact?
Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing
• Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed?
• Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact?
Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🧠 These patterns matter:
• Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed?
• Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact?
Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing
• Should services adapt services to provide support when most needed?
• Could timing light therapy or crisis care boost impact?
Read the blog & share your thoughts 👉 buff.ly/3xJbl23
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing
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☀️ Depression and anxiety were lowest in the morning, rising through the day.
😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight.
😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.
😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight.
😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
☀️ Depression and anxiety were lowest in the morning, rising through the day.
😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight.
😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.
😊 Happiness peaked early, dropped midday, rebounded a bit – then crashed by midnight.
😐 Loneliness barely changed – it stayed steady across the day.
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🕰️ Do things really feel better in the morning?
A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern.
Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night.
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson
🧵 THREAD
A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern.
Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night.
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson
🧵 THREAD
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🕰️ Do things really feel better in the morning?
A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern.
Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night.
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson
🧵 THREAD
A UK study analysed 1 million mood reports from 49,000 people across 2 years and found a clear pattern.
Mental health peaks in the morning and dips late at night.
#MentalHealth #CircadianRhythms #Wellbeing #MorningPerson
🧵 THREAD
You probably know that humans have #circadian rhythms, but did you know plants do too? Now is a great time to go out and witness clocks in nature!
For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
July 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You probably know that humans have #circadian rhythms, but did you know plants do too? Now is a great time to go out and witness clocks in nature!
For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
For more of our expert-reviewed factsheets, see our website: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets
#SciComm #Ecology 🧪
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🚨Open Call for Fellow Sleep Researchers!🐭
💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents.
🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr
💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents.
🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr
Call for Contributors: ESRS Manual for the recording and analysis of sleep in laboratory rodents | ESRS
The absence of standardised methodologies for measuring and scoring sleep in mice and rats continues to pose challenges for reproducibility and data
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July 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🚨Open Call for Fellow Sleep Researchers!🐭
💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents.
🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr
💤The @esrs.bsky.social has just launched an initiative to develop a consensus-based manual for recording and analysing sleep in laboratory rodents.
🔗Are you interested in joining us on this exciting journey?Apply here before 1 August: lnkd.in/dWfMabRr
Multiple new roles in Circadian Biology and Medicine open in Germany!
Applications closing 8th August 2025.
Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs
Applications closing 8th August 2025.
Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs
Jobs | Bioclocks Uk
Advertise job opportunities here!
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July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Multiple new roles in Circadian Biology and Medicine open in Germany!
Applications closing 8th August 2025.
Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs
Applications closing 8th August 2025.
Check out our jobs forum for notices of these opportunities and more: www.bioclocks.uk/forum/_jobs
#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free.
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
On the Essential Principles and Practice of Circadian Biology: A Road Map – Simple Book Publishing
Circadian Biology is about the adaptation of life to our rotating world, to the Earth’s 24-hour rhythm of day and night. Not surprisingly, the field has attracted considerable popular and scientific ...
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July 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#Circadian #Biology has grown into an incredibly broad field, one that you can now learn the fundamentals of through a clear, concise, and expertly written book. For free.
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
Read it here and share it with your students and peers: doi.org/10.21827/686... [doi.org]
#chronobiology #SciComm 🧪
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We are currently recruiting a bioinformatics/computational biology postdoc to join the infrastructure project of a newly funded large research consortium (SFB-TRR) on Circadian Medicine between Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität zu Lübeck ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️ 🕰️ !
July 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are currently recruiting a bioinformatics/computational biology postdoc to join the infrastructure project of a newly funded large research consortium (SFB-TRR) on Circadian Medicine between Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität zu Lübeck ⌚ ⏰ ⏱️ 🕰️ !
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Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use - we wrote this Tansley Insight in collaboration with @carloshotta.bsky.social and @gojonnes.bsky.social for @newphyt.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use
Os agroquímicos possuem um papel importante na maximização da produção agrícola. Herbicidas são uma classe de agroquímicos usados no controle de plantas daninhas e no manejo de algumas culturas duran...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use - we wrote this Tansley Insight in collaboration with @carloshotta.bsky.social and @gojonnes.bsky.social for @newphyt.bsky.social #chronobiology #circadian nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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My tips as a chronobiologist for better sleep!
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June 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My tips as a chronobiologist for better sleep!
www.instagram.com/p/DLXKIljspaw/
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/p/DLXKIljspaw/
@bioclocksuk.bsky.social
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🆕REPORT: The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety.
Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o
Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o
Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety
YouTube video by Health Services Safety Investigations Body
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April 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
🆕REPORT: The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety.
Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o
Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
Watch a short summary video: youtu.be/22F_qHCpo0o
Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare
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Check out the latest episode of Light O'Clock to learn more about it!
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7
🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03
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🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7
🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03
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Translational Sensory and Circadian Neuroscience Unit (MPS/TUM/TUMCREATE) — Light O'Clock (Season 3) – Episode 3: Blurred vision – The myopia epidemic and indoor lifestyles
www.tscnlab.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Check out the latest episode of Light O'Clock to learn more about it!
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7
🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03
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🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/nvsdrejp
🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/432apfw7
🌐 Website: www.tscnlab.org/podcast/s03e03
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