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A short history of insomnia and how we became obsessed with sleep

  • Written by Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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This article is the first in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today.

French author Marie Darrieussecq writes in her 2023 memoir Sleepless:

The world is divided into those who can sleep and those who can’t.

It’s a big call. But...

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