Nap Time for Everyone! (Ep. 468)
July 7, 2021 @ 11:00pm Listen now:
The benefits of sleep are by now well established, and yet many people don’t get enough. A new study suggests we should channel our inner toddler and get 30 minutes of shut-eye in the afternoon. But are we ready for a napping revolution?
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Several years ago, we put out a two-part series episode Nos. 211 and 212 called “The Economics of Sleep.” We looked at the relationship between sleep and health, both physical and cognitive.