Social and Cultural ImplicationsNobel Conference 60 | Resources
Wild Nights A book by Nobel Conference speaker Benjamin Reiss. "Tracing sleep's transformation since the dawn of the industrial age, Reiss weaves together insights from literature, social and medical history, and cutting-edge science to show how and why we have tried and failed to tame sleep."
The Truth About Sleep Trackers This New York Times article explores if sleep trackers help a person get better sleep.
Divided We Sleep This article from Science explains the how poor sleep disproportionately undermines the health of communities of color and some proposal on ways to help.
The Slumbering Masses This book by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer analyzes the influence of medicine and capitalism on Americans’ sleeping habits using ethnographic research.
Impact of Racism and Inequities on African Americans’ Sleep and Well-Being This article describes the racial disparities in the United States and how that affects their sleep and health.
Bedtime Use of Technology and Associated Sleep Problems in Children This article outlines three different health consequences to children using technology before bed: sleep quantity and quality, inattention, and body mass index.
Why Sleep Matters: Historical and Cultural Perspectives of Sleep An interactive timeline by Harvard Medical School that shows the path of understanding sleep as humans.
Sociocultural context of sleep health: modeling change over time This article dives into how someone’s socioeconomic and sociocultural standing can affect sleep diseases and how they sleep.
How Stress can Affect your Sleep This article outlines the negative impacts that being stressed can have on your sleep. It also discusses some solutions to have better sleep if you are stressed.
How Daylight Saving Impacts Your Sleep and What to Do About It This article discusses what happens to your body during daylight savings time and talks about the “Sleepy Monday” phenomenon.