The Pleasures of a Calm Mind The bard wrote “music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.” Apparently that also includes people. Britain’s Travelodge is one of the few hotel companies that publicizes the sleep quality(ies) of its clients. Due to this hotelier we know that when the financial meltdown hit Europe, their average sleeper […]
Theatrically sleeping (10/8/10)
The Lullaby of Off-Off-Off Broadway Too keyed up to sleep? A friendly hospital or hotel room too expensive? Spend the night at the national theatre – all night. And bring your pyjamas. London’s Barbican Theatre is famous for its concrete, brutalist architecture and it’s occasionally avant garde programming. The Duckie Theatre Company will be continuing […]
Why does lack of toddler sleep make them obese?
The recent studies showing that when kids aged 0-5 sleep less than 10 hours at night are markedly more obese five to seven years later has parents worried. It’s one thing that lack of rest leads to obesity and dying younger in adults – but toddlers? What’s going on? Plenty. Brain development in the womb […]
A new way to rest – the UnNap Nap
The UnSleep Way to Rest – The UnNap Nap PROBLEM – even though rest is how your body rebuilds, people feel they don’t have time to do it. But we really need rest – much of the population is sleep deprived. It’s even more severely rest deprived, which fouls up mood, performance, and your health. […]
Overloaded: 7 Things You Should Know About Your Internet-Interrupted Brain
“Am I a man dreaming I’m a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I’m a man?” Chuang Tzu asked 2300 years ago. In Christopher Nolan’s stylish sleep thriller Inception he answers we’re both – butterfly and man.Yet the science behind Inception is more surreal than the film, whose lovingly layered plot still underplays the wonderfully weird […]