There is a new device in town and it aims to help the people who want to determine the best time to wake up and sleep. It is called the Sleep Phase Alarm Clock, a new gadget that is placed on the wrist of a person which monitors sleeping patterns and s
One thing about going back to school, it is hard to recondition the minds of kids that vacation time over. This of course means that there is no more sleeping late nights or waking up late in the morning. Vacation time is the
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. ~Leo J. Burke
The safest way to see how a being can freely sleep without worries is perhaps through the eyes of a sleeping child. There is nothing more pure than seeing infants having a peaceful sleep, an envy that people would usually consider at times.
Adults and mature people would claim that they can sleep as they wish. However, it is easier to say and realize actual
This is a patent labeled, “Device for Waking Persons from Sleep“, from 1882. Now we call it alarm clock but I guess this would be one of the first alarm clock patents ever. Looks awful painful though when waking up to this device, probably not good for modern ages…
. . . The object of my invention is to construct a simple and effective device for waking persons from sleep at any time which may have previously been determined upon, the device being also adapted fo
Wikipedia has a nice description of sleep paralysis:
a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis)
Stanford University has a nice definition of sleep paralysis too.
