In: Life Advice, Science
Sleep
Everyone knows what a difference a good (or bad!) night’s sleep can make, but
what happens when we sleep? The quality of our sleep has an enormous impact on
learning, memory, cognition and physical health. But most importantly, sleep is
absolutely essential for survival. Sleep deprivation, however, has become so
prevalent that we can now describe it as an epidemic. Learn more about sleep
and how improving its quality can transform your life.
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Summaries
You Really Can Learn in Your Sleep
Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are offline
Scientific American, 2018
Spark Creativity with Thomas Edison’s Napping Technique
Waking yourself from the twilight state just before sleep may help you to solve a challenging problem, a study shows
Scientific American, 2021
Why Can’t We Sleep?
We face many obstacles in our search for shut-eye, from bad beds to faulty genes. Fortunately, wrapping our heads around what keeps us awake can help us catch those z’s.
PopSci, 2021
How to Sleep
Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age.
The Atlantic, 2017
Why Do We Need to Sleep?
At a shiny new lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under.
The Atlantic, 2018
