It is not just because they are tired and tied to impossible schedules. A new study suggests night owls experience less support from friends and familyName: Night owls.Age: They come in all ages. Continue reading…
Meditation on Sleep
Sleep as travel, sleep as spirit, sleep as country, sleep as grammar, sleep as diversity, sleep as hospitality, sleep that catches you
‘It took a year to get help’: generation Z on mental health decline
Technology and Covid lockdowns blamed for rise in eating disorders and insomnia among the youngIt was while browsing on social media at the age of 13 that Hannah realised she had an eating disorder. Seeing other girls and women talking about their expe…
呼吸する睡眠ロボットから枕の温度管理まで──不眠症に悩むわたしが試した5つの睡眠ガジェット
切れ目なく続く仕事と生活によって、このパンデミックの1年で睡眠アプリの検索数は2倍に増えたという。自身も不眠に悩む『WIRED』コントリビューターが5つの睡眠ガジェットを体験レヴュー。「スリープトラッキング・マット」で効果のほどを客観的に測定し、「スリープドクター」のセカンドオピニオンも添えてお届けしよう。
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Tell us: how do you cope with insomnia?
If you suffer from insomnia, we would like to hear from those with insomnia about what they do when they can’t sleepInsomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it difficult to fall asleep or even stay asleep. It skyrocketed during the pandemic – …
Seven simple steps to sounder sleep
How I overcome my chronic insomnia with scienceEverything about our day impacts our sleep. How many minutes we spend outside, what and when we eat, what’s happening with our hormones, our habits, emotions, stress and thoughts – all this feeds into the …
Dream on! The surprising health benefit of a weekend lie-in
An extra hour on Saturday and Sunday may be no substitute for a regular good night’s sleep – but according to new research it may help stave off depressionName: The weekend lie-in.Age: As old as the weekend. Continue reading…
Electric sleep: the gadgetry tracking and hacking the way we rest
As activity tracking goes mainstream, an arsenal of consumer technology is rolling out for sleep. But how much do these interventions help?At 2.16am, I stumble to the bathroom. I catch a glimpse of myself. The light from the red bulb is flattering – I’…
Eight Sleep raises $86M as its smart mattress and ‘sleep fitness’ technology approaches $500M valuation
The venture world is — quite literally — waking up to the potential of applying artificial intelligence to a wider variety of real-world, consumer-driven problems, and today comes the latest development on that front: Eight Sleep, which makes “smart” mattresses and mattress covers for regular mattresses that use machine learning and other artificial intelligence-based algorithms […]
‘Sleep is venture capital’: employers wake up to benefits of a nap
After lockdown some businesses understand better how flexible working hours enhance productivityA three-hour break in the middle of the working day for a languorous lunch, followed by a restorative nap sounds like the Mediterranean dream, but employers…