CrowdStrike stock tumbles as fallout continues CC Share Subtitles Off English view video CrowdStrike stock tumbles as fallout continues CrowdStrike stock tumbles as fallout continues CC Share Subtitles Off English CrowdStrike stock tumbles as fallout continues Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora Description There's a lot of money to be made in the business of sleep. Take sunrise alarm clocks, fancy mattresses, REM-tracking wearables, and monthly deliveries of melatonin. But should we really be investing this much in hopes of catching a few more Z's? Advertisement In the final episode of season 8, we consult a bonafide sleep doctor on the matter and get a physician's POV on a few questions keeping us up at night: Why is there such a large market for catching some Z's? Can any of these products actually help us find rest? Why do we need to sleep? What's happening in our brains and bodies while we dream? Advertisement Featuring Rocio Fabbro is a staff writer at Quartz and the host of Season 8 of the Quartz Obsession podcast.
She's obsessed with etymology, matcha, and late '90s-early '00s romcoms. Advertisement Dr. Michael Breus is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist.
He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. Show notes The Sleep Doctor Take the Chronotype Quiz You should go to bed: A record number of Americans aren't getting enough sleep The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps' SHUT I Apollo Neuro Advertisement Transcript Rocio: Sleep. Why is it so elusive? With insomnia on the rise, the sleep industry is booming.
High tech gadgets, luxurious mattresses, sleep trackers, and melatonin are all vying for our attention. But no one can seem to agree on how many hours of shut eye we need. Some doctors say you need at least 8 hours, others say 6 is fine.
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