Australian politics, society & culture

The myth of the 8-hour sleep

Submitted by kieronb on Fri, 2012-02-24 14:09

Health
BBC

The myth of the 8-hour sleep "We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night - but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural."

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