Avoid Back-Lit Reading before Bed

National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness. David Biello reports 

Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports 

The long-term winter warming of Russia’s far north has gotten a boost from industrialization. David Biello reports 

Oftentimes we bring our devices and technology into the space we deem for rest. Technology can be beneficial, however most times our tech hinders the effectiveness of our sleep. Want more Eve? Check out our brand new series “Headspace Guide To Sleep” premiering on Netflix, Wednes ... Show More

A tech reporter on a hunt to defeat her insomnia discovers a larger contradiction fueling the multibillion dollar sleep industry. Can products really solve a problem that modernity has partially caused? Special thanks to guests Charlotte Jee and Ben Reiss, author of Wild Nights. ... Show More

<p>Texte:<br> Une étude suggère que les britanniques passent plus de temps à utiliser des appareils technologiques qu’à dormir.</p> <p>Traduction:<br> Britons spend more time using technology devices than they do sleeping, research suggests.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size ... Show More

College students in 2024 are less willing and able to read full books. Today, Explained asks whether that matters. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and h ... Show More

Some studies have found that if you’re texting and DMing as you get into bed it can take longer to reach critical deep sleep. Using advice from author Shawn Stevenson, we're going to teach you how to transition into a less sociable bed time – for the benefit of better sleep. LINK ... Show More

Do you use night mode of your phone? We’re sorry to burst your bubble but research has suggested that night mode doesn’t really help you wind down. So how can we stop our gadgets impacting our sleep? We’re pitching mindfulness as the answer. Links Not such a bright idea: why your ... Show More

In class 3 of our course about how to get better sleep, we dig in on a moment most of us are familiar with – waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. Sometimes our default setting is to keep thinking our endless thoughts, but, it turns out, wha ... Show More

In this first class of our course on how to get better sleep, host Cristina Quinn outlines why trying to get yourself to sleep can sometimes be a barrier to getting rest. But if we shouldn't will ourselves to sleep, what should we do instead? Cristina talks to an expert with a cl ... Show More

As the sleep tracking industry booms, some worry that it could be driving orthosomnia, the medical term for an unhealthy obsession with attaining perfect sleep, usually driven by a wearable device. Madeleine Finlay speaks to consultant neurologist and sleep physician Dr Guy Lesch ... Show More