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Having More Nightmares Lately? You’re Not Alone

May 14, 2021May 19, 2021 - by Carla Ciccone

Swarms of bugs, inescapable crowds, and moments of maskless horror are the new normal. Will we ever sleep soundly again?

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Three people asleep in public spaces: on a park bench, in a garden, and on a curved bench.

December 2019 / Society

Solving Homelessness Starts With Access to a Safe Bed

November 12, 2019June 5, 2022 - by Sarah Schulman

Lack of sleep compounds the challenges of precarious housing

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Baby crying in arms of father as wife paints chair

December 2018 / Technology

The Secret to the Perfect Lullaby

December 25, 2018March 31, 2020 - by David Sax

One of the world’s biggest toy makers races to engineer music that will put all babies to sleep

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child looking at at screen in bed

Feature / May 2015

Time for Bed

May 21, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Katherine Ashenburg

Your kids aren’t sleeping enough—and neither are you

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