Turning Science Into smarter decisions—and better health

From circadian rhythms to biomedical data, Lynne Peeples connects the dots across disciplines to help people and organizations thrive.

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Recent appearances

In-person and live speaking engagements include:

PHUSE US Connect 2026, Austin, Tex., Opening Keynote
DarkSky International’s ‘Under One Sky’, Opening Keynote
From Day One – Live 2025
Douglas Public Health Network
Tucson Festival of Books
Association for Women in Science
University of Washington, Seattle
Lindbergh High School, Renton, Wash.
Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University
Powell’s City of Books, Portland, Ore.
Town Hall Seattle

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Recent and upcoming appearances

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Lynne can share circadian knowledge and tools with your company, organization, team, or school. Contact her through this form or at lynne@lynnepeeples.com.

March 19, 2025: Association for Women in Science

March 16, 2025: Tucson Festival of Books

October 21, 2024: SUBTEXT BOOKS

October 20, 2024: WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL

October 11, 2024: POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS

October 9, 2024: Health Storytelling Live Author Q&A

September 24, 2024: TOWN HALL SEATTLE

A Sample of Speaking Topics

Biomedical Data

Lynne draws on her background in biostatistics and journalism to help organizations turn data into understanding—and better decisions. Poor visuals, missing context, and unclear methods can mislead. She shows how to communicate data clearly and transparently so people can understand what matters and act on it.

Women’s Health

Lynne explores emerging research on menopause, stress, fatigue and more. Circadian rhythms play a central role. Hormones fluctuate daily, monthly, and across the lifespan, shaping sleep and overall health. She highlights ways to reduce disruption, support healthy pregnancies, and improve well-being from early adulthood through midlife and beyond.

Light as Medicine

Lynne speaks about light through two complementary lenses: the timing that sets our circadian rhythms and optimizes sleep, and the wavelengths—especially red and near-infrared—that may directly affect cellular function. Modern indoor environments have drifted out of sync with both. She explores how light may be used not only to support recovery and performance, but also to prevent disease.

Lessons from a Cold War Bunker

Lynne shares lessons learning from spending 10 days (and nights) without daylight, clocks, or other humans—50 feet underground in a Cold War-era missile silo. She emerged with a new understanding about what makes us tick, why our inner clocks get easily ticked off, and how to rescue our rhythms to live happier and healthier, and longer.

Work & Learning Rhythms

Lynne brings circadian science into workplaces and classrooms. From aligning schedules with chronotypes to rethinking meeting times, school start times, shift work, and lighting, she draws on real-world examples and reveals practical strategies that can boost productivity, performance, and overall health.

Circadian Medicine

Lynne speaks to audiences across research and healthcare about putting circadian science into practice. Ignoring time of day may cause promising drugs to be missed in trials. Aligning the timing of procedures, vaccines, and treatments may improve effectiveness and reduce side effects. Smarter shift schedules can benefit both workers and patients.

Circadian Edge in Sports

Lynne applies circadian science to athletic performance, from lighting and travel strategies that mitigate jet lag to identifying athletes’ peak times and aligning training and competition accordingly. She also addresses structural challenges—time zones, scheduling, and conference shifts—that can create competitive imbalances, offering practical solutions for teams and student-athletes.

Healthy & Equitable Environments

Lynne advises planners, architects, and designers on creating environments that support healthy rhythms—bright days, dark nights—while advancing equity. Dim days and light-polluted nights carry measurable risks and disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. She also shows how strategies differ across spaces, from hospitals to classrooms to bedrooms.

One Health

Lynne connects human health with the health of animals and the environments we share. Drawing on years as HuffPost’s environmental health reporter, she shows how issues like emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change don’t exist in silos but move across species and systems. She examines how these links shape risk—and how more coordinated, interdisciplinary approaches can better protect health at every level.

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Lynne Peeples on King 5 NBC Seattle

Lynne Peeples returns to King 5 NBC Seattle

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