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Should you be a night owl or an early bird?

Some of us are night owls, some of us are early birds.   But, is it better to be one or the other...

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14.37 22 Oct 2025


Should you be a night owl or an early bird?


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14.37 22 Oct 2025


Some of us are night owls, some of us are early birds.  

But, is it better to be one or the other, can you change your circadian rhythm, and why does this division even exist in the first place?

Professor Andrew Coogan is a Behavioural Neuroscientist and Director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at Maynooth University. He joins Seán to discuss.


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