Despite a plethora of health benefits that sleep promotes, and a host of dramatic consequences when we neglect it, the world is rapidly trending towards fewer and fewer restful hours. 40% of Americans are sleep deprived and on average we get 2 hours less sleep than just a few decades ago. What has driven this change? Can we survive the consequences of those decisions?

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Chapters

04:07 Benefits of Sleep

10:56 Consequences of Sleep Loss

19:57 Sleep Variations

28:41 Demands of Modern Life

43:53 Circadian Disruption

52:10 Sleep Denied

54:45 What can we do?

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