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Essays on sleep disorders

2 essays

Bad Dreams

Scott discusses various sleep disorders and dream-related conditions, emphasizing their often unsettling and bizarre nature, from Epic Dreaming Disorder to Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome.

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Sleep

Scott Alexander discusses his brain's arbitrary division of sleep into 'sleep mode' and 'nap mode', which interferes with establishing a normal sleep schedule, and asks for others' experiences and solutions.