Five Studies: To Sleep, Perchance to Cheer Up
On the powerful relationship between insomnia and depression.
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Sleep
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Reducing Prejudice While You Sleep
A new technique allows anti-bias training to filter into our unconscious assumptions.
Happier Wives Spend More Time Synced in Sleep With Their Husbands
Coordinated snooze time is the signal of a stable marriage, a new study suggests.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Science Writer Who Wants to Understand How Sleep Affects Our Health
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
Will We Ever Be Able to Enjoy a Shorter Work Week?
For most individuals in the knowledge economy, limits on daily work hours are irrelevant to economic and mental health. France thinks it may have finally found a solution, but its last efforts were unsuccessful.
More Sleep Equals More Voters
A new analysis finds voter turnout increases when an election is held two days after the switch back to standard time.
Could Kids’ Nightmares Turn Into Schizophrenia?
A new study shows that children with frequent nightmares are more likely to have psychotic experiences.
The Sounds of Your Sleep
Do you know anyone who actually falls asleep to pre-recorded crickets or rain drops? Sleep studies can't even agree on the proper lullaby.
The Placebo Effect Even Works for Sleep
New research suggests we perform better on cognitive tests if we're told we had a good night's sleep.