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Wild nights
Book • 2017
In 'Wild Nights', Benjamin Reiss delves into the history of sleep, tracing its transformation from pre-industrial times to the present.
He explores how social structures and pressures have shaped sleep patterns, leading to our current sleep-obsessed culture.
The book offers insights into the diversity of sleep across cultures and historical periods, highlighting the impact of industrialization and modern society on our sleep habits.
He explores how social structures and pressures have shaped sleep patterns, leading to our current sleep-obsessed culture.
The book offers insights into the diversity of sleep across cultures and historical periods, highlighting the impact of industrialization and modern society on our sleep habits.
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(Ep 309) - Foundations Conversation Month 7 Update - Sleep
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in the context of discussing the history of sleep and its perception.

Dr. Ben Reese

Body Stuff: Do you really need 8 hours of sleep?