Night Owls in Computer Science

Even before I started a degree in computer science, I noticed that my friends in CS were mostly night owls. A lot of people in Physics were also night owls, but I think that was because they needed to stay up late in order to finish homework assignments. I don't really think that's the case in CS. I think it more likely is the result of staring into the bright glow of computer screens all day, whether it's to write code, read books and articles, watching movies or playing games. Computer people are practically married to their computers, and it probably is having some adverse affect on their circadian rhythm, including my own.

Or perhaps its the case that night owls are naturally attracted to the field of computer science somehow. Maybe night owls have nothing better to do nowadays than stare at their computers in the quiet of the night. Maybe people didn't have this problem when all they had was candlelit rooms and books to read, or stories to tell. I guess for now it will have to remain a mystery to me, because I'm too busy studying for exams to look it up.