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The Power Of Naps: The Queen Of Sleep On Why You Need Them To Rescue Productivity & Creativity

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

The Power Of Naps: The Queen Of Sleep On Why You Need Them To Rescue Productivity & Creativity


Accidentally-Awesome Sleep Research That Will Change Your Life:
So, Dr. Sara Mednick had been struggling for a research topic when she found an interesting opportunity.

Her mentor had only studied what you’d call “normal” sleep that you have at night, but not at other times.

And that’s where she found Gold! As she describes in this video, everything on Earth goes through cycles in time, and we’d be smart to remember that.

-Which is where her scientific study comes in, because largely: We Don’t. And there are real downsides to that…

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Jet-Lagged World-Traveling International Man Of Mystery? There Will Soon Be A Pill To Fix That

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Jet-Lagged World-Traveling International Man Of Mystery? There Will Soon Be A Pill To Fix That
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Science Decodes Circadian Clock:
-Not the man of mystery part. The jet-lag.

So for awhile, we’ve relied on all manner of things to fix sleep-cycle problems, like Ambien, Melatonin, Turkey, and the old standby: High-proof Carolina Moonshine!

Well soon those days will be over if researchers from UCSD have anything to say about it. (sorry, Messrs. Motlow & Beam)

Because they’ve developed a tricky little compound that can actually shift your body’s sleep clock!

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Crowdsourced Genetics Breakthrough: Early Bird Or Night Owl? Biology Might Be Destiny

Filed Under: Bio-Tech

Crowdsourced Genetics Breakthrough: Early Bird Or Night Owl? Biology Might Be Destiny
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Crowds To The Rescue!:
Health-tech darling & FDA sparring-partner 23&Me has just published a study that will make it unfortunately no easier to find excuses for your boss come Monday morning.

So, in the process of sequencing your DNA for things like potential diseases and national origins, etc. 23&Me also pulls down other data on you too.

And now, according to a self-reported survey of about 90,000 people, they’ve found another connection between genetics and behavior.

Because your genetic profile just might determine, in spite of you, if you are good at mornings or not.

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Video: A Few Of The Odd Things Winter Does To Your Body

Filed Under: Disease, Video, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Video: A Few Of The Odd Things Winter Does To Your Body


DNews Talks Sunny-D!:
So in addition being just plain cold, we’ve probably all felt a little different in-general in the wintertime.

Well Discovery’s DNews dives into some of the possible causes & complications in this here video.

In general, most everything is written-down to the Lack of Sunlight.

That in-turn creates a lowering of Vitamin D and an increase of Melatonin in your body…

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MIT Scientists Help Explain Zombies With Fiber Optics

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Gadgets, Mind/Brain

MIT Scientists Help Explain Zombies With Fiber Optics
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Ever feel like after last night’s over-40 drinking-binge you were barely making it through your day?

And though you were still technically on your feet, you felt like you were “half-asleep”?

Well thanks to MIT’s researchers, we’ve found out you were more right than you know…

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Video: The Science Of Us Helps Insomniacs Put Their Best Foot Forward

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Mind/Brain, Other, Video

Video: The Science Of Us Helps Insomniacs Put Their Best Foot Forward


It turns out that proper bedroom temperature & ultimately body temperature are vital to good sleep.

And while the National Sleep Foundation recommends the room be between 60 and 67 degrees, individual needs end up being,… -well; very individual. -And problemmatic.

So: The Science of Us jumps in to the rescue! Their answer? -Feet!…

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Video: ASAPScience Answers Internet Daredevil Question, “How Much Of Something Will Kill You?”

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Noise, Stupid Health Tricks, Video

Video: ASAPScience Answers Internet Daredevil Question, “How Much Of Something Will Kill You?”


[to which some YT-er will post the inevitable response-vid saying, “Hey Y’all, Watch This!!”]

-Ever wonder how much of something, harmless or not, that it would take to kill you?

Well from Mercury, to Polonium, Coffee, Alcohol, Water, Dehydration, Salt, Lack of Oxygen, Cherry Pits, Altitude, Height, Chocolate Bars, Marijuana, …

ASAPScience breaks out the numbers to answer your burning questions…

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The Energy Project’s Tony Schwartz: Sleep Is More Important Than Food

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

The Energy Project’s Tony Schwartz: Sleep Is More Important Than Food
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Business Expert Takes A Swipe At The 100 Hour Workweek:
In his piece over at the HBR, business productivity expert and writer Tony Schwartz makes the argument that Sleep is more important than food.

I guess he has a point, sleep cannot be stored in bodyfat for times of famine.

He cites several informal surveys of his own with clients admitting they get 7 hours or less of sleep per night. -Which he then contrasts with more formal research stating that at least in one study, only 2.5% of the participants needed 7 hour or less.

Where there was no…

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