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Is Permanent Daylight Saving Time a Health Risk?

There is much debate over whether Daylight Saving Time or Standard Time should be permanent. Wendy Troxel, RAND senior behavioral and social scientist, explains why Standard Time is better for overall health and well-being.

Nov 4, 2022 | Troxel

How Russia's war in Ukraine has evolved after one year of fighting
Senior Historian Gian Gentile, associate director of RAND Arroyo Center, joins host John Dickerson on CBS News "Prime Time" to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Feb 21, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Applications Supporting Federal Agencies
RAND senior policy researcher Daniel M. Gerstein moderates a panel on artificial intelligence applications supporting federal agencies during the October 28, 2022 Homeland Security and Defense Forum (HSDF).
Oct 28, 2022
A Conversation About Biodefense with Experts and House Intelligence Committee Member Brad Wenstrup
On September 16, 2022, RAND welcomed Rep. Brad Wenstrup from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for a conversation with experts on biological threats and weapons, with opening remarks from RAND CEO Jason Matheny and Ranking Member of the Committee, Rep. Mike Turner.
Sep 16, 2022
Funding Social Care: The Public's Preferences
Jon Sussex, chief economist at RAND Europe, spoke as part of We Are the Solution, the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) Future of Social Care Conference.
Jun 23, 2021
The Opioid Crisis and State & Federal Policies: It’s More Complicated Than You Think
In this video, Bradley Stein presents an exploration of recent federal and state policies related to the opioid crisis and the sometimes unanticipated consequences.
Feb 19, 2021
How to Sleep Like Your Relationship Depends on It
RAND's Wendy Troxel shares the science behind the health of sleeping with a partner or not, and provides insights about how to navigate these choices in our relationships.
Nov 2, 2019
Why We Should Control the Speed of Life
RAND's Kathryn Bouskill discusses the accelerating pace of nearly every aspect of our lives, and the societal and security challenges it presents.
Nov 3, 2018
The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Children
RAND adjunct physician policy researcher Stephen W. Patrick gives testimony at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families.
Feb 8, 2018
The Rise and Fall of the ABM Treaty: Missile Defense and the U.S.-Russia Relationship
RAND's Bilyana Lilly discussed how the U.S.-Russia relationship has for decades shaped the development and deployment of ballistic missile defenses at a panel discussion hosted by the Project on Military and Diplomatic History and the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on February 7th, 2018.
Feb 7, 2018
Why More Sleep Could Help Kids Do Better in School and Life
Most U.S. middle and high schools start at 8:00 a.m. or earlier. Delaying school start times could help address health and academic problems, and boost the U.S. economy.
Jan 5, 2018
What a Scientist Suggests You Tell Your Kids About Legal Marijuana
In this PBS News Hour segment, RAND Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for more than 20 years, discusses what kids need to know about the use of legal marijuana.
Jul 21, 2017
Getting to Outcomes®: Frameworks for Success for Evidence-Based Programs
In this NREPP Learning Center video, RAND Senior Behavioral Scientist Matthew Chinman and USC Professor of Psychology Abe Wandersman discuss Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). GTO is an implementation framework that can be applied to evidence-based programs.
Jun 12, 2017
Sleepy Teens: A Public Health Epidemic
RAND's Wendy Troxel discusses how early school start times contribute to an epidemic of sleep deprivation among teens.
Dec 4, 2016
Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harm
Drug policy expert Rosalie Pacula speaks about the Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harms at the 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cannabis Summit.
Mar 23, 2016
A Tipping Point in America's Opioid Crisis?
Deaths from overdoses in America are reaching levels similar to those at the peak of the HIV epidemic. RAND's Bradley D. Stein discusses what actions might help stem the growing problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction.
Mar 9, 2016
Carl Bildt on Brexit, the Future of Europe and the Migrant Crisis
Former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minster Carl Bildt talks to the BBC's Evan Davis about the possibility of the UK leaving the EU, and the migrant crisis.
Jan 28, 2016
Lynn Karoly on the Return on Early Childhood Investment
In this 60 Second Lecture from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Lynn Karoly, a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, discusses the return on philanthropic investments in early childhood programs.
Sep 23, 2015
Press Conference at the Wilson Center: Calculating the Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
At the U.S. launch of The Costs of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Study held at the Wilson Center on June 15, 2015, RAND senior researchers Charles P. Ries and C. Ross Anthony discussed the economic and non-economic factors surrounding the conflict and the long-term implications for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and the international community.
Jun 15, 2015
On Human Flourishing: The Evolution of Complementary and Integrative Health Practices
In this video produced by the Samueli Institute, Ian D. Coulter discusses the evolution of complementary and integrative health practices over the last 40 years.
Feb 2, 2015
Arab Spring: The State of the Democratic Reform in the Middle East
Jeffrey Martini, Senior Middle East Analyst at the RAND Corporation, discusses the political landscape of the Arab world and how the tumult in the region affects the interests of the United States.
Jun 24, 2013
Alan Kay Demonstrates the RAND Tablet
In this video, Alan Kay gives a brief demo of the RAND tablet, a graphical computer input device developed at the RAND Corporation in the 1960s. It featured a 10-inch by 10-inch active tablet area and is believed to be the first such graphic device of its kind.
Mar 14, 2013
Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace
In a presentation at the Google LAX Office, Martin Libicki, Adjunct Management Scientist, RAND Corporation, discusses the evolving field of cyberwarfare, and the form of crisis and escalation in the context of cyberspace.
Nov 15, 2012
Seth Jones Discusses President Obama's Afghanistan Address
Seth Jones, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress discuss implications of the President Obama's address after a surprise visit to Afghanistan with PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill.
May 1, 2012
Stecher Discusses How to Cultivate Thriving Schools
In a TEDx presentation, Brian M. Stecher, Associate Director, RAND Education, suggests three steps we need to take to cultivate schools where students can thrive.
Sep 6, 2011
After bin Laden
Seth Jones, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, speaks about the latest developments in Afghanistan following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Jun 15, 2011
Rubin Explores Hidden Scale of Serious and Organized Crime
At a TEDx event, Jennifer Rubin, Director of RAND Europe’s Communities, Safety and Justice Program, explored the hidden nature of the scale of serious and organized crime, such as drug and human trafficking, and suggested how a new approach inspired by methods used in the natural sciences could help to address these issues.
Jun 3, 2011
Brian Michael Jenkins Discusses the Death of bin Laden and Prognosis for al Qaeda
Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser at the RAND Corporation, spoke with RAND media relations director Jeffrey Hiday about the death of Osama bin Laden and how it might affect al Qaeda, the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, and more.
May 4, 2011
New Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan (Inside Story, Al Jazeera)
In an Al Jazeera Inside Story report, RAND expert Cheryl Benard and two other analysts provide insights into the Obama Administration's new strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Mar 30, 2009

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