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Letter: How to experience a good read at bedtime

Published 12 February 2025

From Geoff Harding, Sydney, Australia

Disappointingly, due to the disruptive effect of lighting, sleep experts discourage reading in bed, which no doubt many find the only time for this enjoyable pursuit. Perhaps the best solutions are ebooks with a blue-light-blocking mode or the audio version of New Scientist. In the latter case, a potential problem is the highly worrying content of some articles, for example concerning climate change or possible pandemics, which may give one a sleepless night (25 January, p 32).

Issue no. 3530 published 15 February 2025

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