Playbill

July, 2010

How much shut-eye did you get last night? Probably not enough. In Sleep Is a Battlefield the alert and well-rested Kevin Cook (at least now, since he's finished the piece) reports find­ings from the front lines of sleep science that may keep you awake at night. Before electric lights, we likely slept for nine or 10 hours at a time; today drowsiness is the norm. Have we forgotten what it's like to be fully engaged? And what effect does "sleep dep" have on our daily lives? No one was nod...