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Join the 99%: Sleep In and Take a Revolutionary Nap

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 3, 2012 | 27 Comments

As the parent of a newborn baby (ain’t he cute?), my sleep these days is pretty much toast. Seven weeks in, I’ve accepted that I’m not going to sleep for a period of more than two hours at a time for the foreseeable future.

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Sleep Research

Infants and sleep deprivation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 20, 2011 | 17 Comments

In the coming weeks, I may change the title of this blog from dream studies to sleep deprivation studies.
Why? Because my wife just gave birth last week to our son Connor Dungan ! Here he is only a few hours after delivery.

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The Link Between Depression and Dreams

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 15, 2009 | 15 Comments

Sleep plays a major role in mood regulation; that’s a truism that is behind every mother’s call for “time to go to bed!” But while the links between dreams and depression are well documented, the role of dreams in maintaining mental health is still one of the most confusing components in the function of [...]

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research

Office Culture Reconsiders the Siesta

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

Our culture is a sleep-deprived culture. While that is obvious to many, it is helpful every once in a while to call out the larger dynamic, the water we swim in.

Filed Under: Sleep Research

College Students and Sleep Deprivation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on May 13, 2008 | No Comments

Continuing with the theme of sleep deprivation, here’s a new article from Science Daily about the collegiate rites of passage into our sleepless culture. College kids are lampooned as being slackers, but they are actually one of the most sleep deprived segments of Western culture.
Ha – I”m amused that I”m writing this post at 11pm, [...]

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Filed Under: Sleep Research