CALIFORNIA: The Supreme Court of U.S. just ruled that cities can enforce rules against homeless people sleeping outside by arresting them. They overturned a local California court’s decision that said these laws were too harsh, especially when there’s not enough shelter space. This ruling is a big deal—it’s the first time in a long while […]
Having trouble sleeping at night? Here’s a simple hack that you can try, and it’s one that’s effortless. As per ‘Sleep Geek’ James Wilson, the key to sleeping quickly is making sure you’re relaxing for the hour or so before you hit the hay. Of course, we’ve all heard this one before, but he’s got […]
Like several others, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a constant in our lives, eight hours of rest a night never really varied over time and place. But in the course of his research on the nocturnal life in preindustrial Europe and America, he found the first evidence that many humans used to […]
For those of you reading this with a coffee firmly glued to your hand, I have great news: some of us are born to nap. New research from the scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows some of us need more sleep than others and some of us are just straight up born to […]
