Most of us are in a constant search for that elusive, uninterrupted eight hours of sleep. And we’re not alone. Emory University professor Benjamin Reiss joins us to talk about humanity’s centuries-old struggle to rest as the world continues to spin. His new book is called “Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World” (Basic Books).
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