http://metachat.org/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:55:30 +0000 c310212@http://metachat.org I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that doing so should count as my Ph.D thesis but won't. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310212 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:39:43 +0000 c310214@http://metachat.org I was thinking of sending the Eid signal for this... I'm glad to see you! Why not talk? We won't tell. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310214 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:52:11 +0000 c310216@http://metachat.org He's afraid that someone will publish his brilliant thoughts on the subject... other than on the webs. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310216 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:17:13 +0000 c310274@http://metachat.org Sleeping keeps us from falling asleep involuntarily, that's all. It's a drive greater than eating, greater than clothing, shelter, sex, even chocolate. If we need sleep, it will take precedence over whatever else we need to survive. If we don't sleep on purpose, we will sleep accidentally. http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310274 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:17:52 +0000 c310326@http://metachat.org Sleep is a consciousness-creation factory. You actually have a finite amount of self-awareness, and it's manufactured in sleep, and used up during waking hours. Dreams are the side-effect of consciousness being reassembled. (I'm only half-kidding -- I really do believe something sorta like this).
(I'm only half-kidding -- I really do believe something sorta like this).]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310326 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:19:14 +0000 c310586@http://metachat.org I'll tell you one thing; sleep is advantageous. The more a species can sleep, the more it will. You'd never guess it, but one of the main functions of sleep is homeostatic temperature regulation. In sleep deprived rats, you get chills, then fever, then death. Pretty wacky, but the body loses the ability to control its own temp. without sleep. Personally, I think sleep lengthens the lifespan of an organism, which is why species that can will. I know folks who wish they didn't have to sleep and could work/play during that time, but I'd rather portion my time out over a longer span of time with intervening bouts of unconsciousness. But hey, some people who win the lottery take the lump-sum option, or they wouldn't offer it.
You'd never guess it, but one of the main functions of sleep is homeostatic temperature regulation. In sleep deprived rats, you get chills, then fever, then death. Pretty wacky, but the body loses the ability to control its own temp. without sleep. Personally, I think sleep lengthens the lifespan of an organism, which is why species that can will. I know folks who wish they didn't have to sleep and could work/play during that time, but I'd rather portion my time out over a longer span of time with intervening bouts of unconsciousness. But hey, some people who win the lottery take the lump-sum option, or they wouldn't offer it.]]> http://metachat.org/index.php/2007/06/26/zzzz#c310586