Ever wondered why we sleep? Or how people managed rest before blackout curtains, melatonin, and sleep trackers?

In this episode of The Arqiv, we take you on a mind-bending journey through the evolution of sleep—from ancient segmented sleep cycles and siesta cultures, to bizarre sleep patterns used by geniuses like Nikola Tesla. We’ll explore dream-controlling devices, AI-powered sleep pods, and the science fiction ideas that are becoming reality.

🔍 Discover:

• The real reason humans once slept in two parts

• Sci-fi sleep tech you’ve seen in movies (and how close it is to reality)

• How people sleep when the sun never sets (hello, Alaska)

• Whether smart rings, headbands, and neurostimulators can engineer perfect sleep

• What modern science still doesn’t understand about dreams and rest

🔊 Don’t just fall asleep—wake up to what sleep really means.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Cold Open
01:20 - Sci-Fi Dreams & Childhood Sleep
04:45 - Historical Sleep Patterns
09:12 - Cultural Sleep Variations
13:50 - Why We Sleep (and Still Don’t Know)
18:30 - Modern Sleep Tech: Help or Hype?
24:10 - Can We Engineer the Perfect Sleep?
27:45 - Final Thoughts & Reflection

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