Ready for a tour of what actually happens when you skip sleep? Here are some real, actual sleep deprivation studies from the last century, and what people did during them.  When Staying Awake Becomes Performance Art  In 1959, Bliss et al. kept seven medical students awake for 72 hours straight, because medical school apparently wasn’t […]

You fall asleep just fine… but then suddenly you’re wide awake at 3:00 AM, staring at the ceiling. Sound familiar? If this happens often, your internal clock, or circadian rhythms, might be playing a bigger role than you think. Let’s break it down with an analogy. Your Sleep System is Like a Water Cooler Picture […]

We’re back! If you’re just now tuning in (check out part one here), the title pretty much says it all. We take sleep-related memes we find online, we use them as an excuse to talk about sleep and circadian science, and we rate ’em. Meme #7 Good news: If this is you, it might not […]