• Question: i have been reading on your profile and it says you like coffee? the only time i drrink coffee is on a weekend because it makes me stay up at the night and becuase your a scientist you should know and is that true? (:

    Asked by liam123 to Pete on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Pete Edwards answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Hi Liam123
      You’re right that drinking coffee stimulates the brain and can keep you awake at night if you drink too much or drink it too late in the day, so it’s probably not a good idea to drink it during the week.
      But this is how I go to like drinking coffee in the first place. The first science I did after I got my PhD was in astronomy which involved working all night sitting in a telescope control room trying to stay awake. The answer was to drink lots of coffee! This is where my coffee habit first started and although I don’t work all night these days I still like to drink it.

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