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The BBC wrote a great piece on Thomas Wehr and Roger Ekirch last year... they also added some nice color commentary on artificial lighting in the 17th century a
by kanamekun 14y ago
The BBC wrote a great piece on Thomas Wehr and Roger Ekirch last year... they also added some nice color commentary on artificial lighting in the 17th century and beyond:
The myth of the eight-hour sleep
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783
- mimiflynn 14y agoI had previously forwarded this BBC article to some of my friends, many of whom replied with "this is just like me!" I'll wake up for a couple of hours every now and again and just read and walk around the house and do things. In the morning, I always feel rested.