The Daily Populous

It may be time to tailor students’ class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a new study from UC Berkeley and Northeastern Illinois University.

After sorting the students into “night owls,” “daytime finches” and “morning larks” — based on their activities on days they were not in class — researchers compared their class times to their academic outcomes.

In addition to learning deficits, social jet lag has been tied to obesity and excessive alcohol and tobacco use. »

NEW YORK — Self-driving cars could kill hundreds of people every year in the early going but save many more lives, a Toyota executive said Thursday at an event near the New York Auto Show.

The question is whether it's worth it if self-driving cars also avert tens of thousands of deadly accidents every year.

CLOSE New York International Auto Show top 5 cars, Cadillac XT4, Toyota RAV 4, Volkswagen Atlas Cross, Lincoln Aviator and Nissan Altima. »

Coal mining jobs in Wyoming fell from 7,054 in 2008 to 5,756 in 2016.

After years in which the state filled “rainy day funds” to overflowing, Wyoming’s legislature found itself facing a $770 million shortfall in 2017.

Wyoming coal companies only added five full-time jobs between the bottom of the bust in 2016 and last year, according the Wyoming State Mine Inspector’s annual report on the industry. »

His campaign is gathering signatures with the goal of landing the California Consumer Privacy Act on the November ballot.

The committee has backing from the California Chamber of Commerce, TechNet and the Internet Association—a trio of powerful and deep-pocketed interests.

Leading the campaign with Mactaggart is Mary Ross, a former CIA analyst who moved to California two years ago. »