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For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear?
- Sleep tight: A curious history of beds through the centuries - BBC
From beds for Roman newlyweds, to "hangover" benches for...
- Sleep tight: A curious history of beds through the centuries - BBC
1 paź 2021 · Watch Dr. Robert Stickgold recall the discovery of brain activity during sleep, one of the most important advances in sleep research, Dr. Dennis Dean discuss the impact of artificial lighting on today's society, and Dr. Charles Czeisler describe the discovery of the phenomenon of sleep inertia.
28 sty 2024 · From beds for Roman newlyweds, to "hangover" benches for 19th-Century workers: the pursuit of a good night's sleep has followed us through the ages.
28 wrz 2021 · Jim Al-Khalili talks to sleep physiologist Derk-Jan Dijk about how circadian rhythms interact with our sleep cycles, and how sleep changes in people with dementia. Show more. Download.
9 sty 2022 · The history of sleep not only reveals fascinating details about everyday life in the past, but the work of Ekirch, and other historians and anthropologists, is helping sleep scientists gain...
1 sty 2022 · Starting with ancient history, and moving through middle ages, the age of enlightenment, and the modern era, we examine historical evidence of typical sleep schedules during each period along with sleep arrangements and beddings.
19 sty 2023 · Paul Rand: Kleitman established the world’s first sleep laboratory, where he and his students built measuring devices to study people in their sleep. Kleitman was so intrigued with sleep that he even experimented on himself.
