Sleep
Max Richter - Sleep
Audience members at composer Max Richter's concert, Sleep, are provided with camp beds and encouraged to nod off during the eight-hour overnight performance. Richter, joined by other musicians and… Audio
Jodi Mindell: The facts about your baby's sleep
Clinical psychologist Professor Jodi Mindell is a paediatric sleep expert who says New Zealand is leading the way in baby's sleep research, and also has one of the earliest bed times for babies, which… Audio
How to get to sleep when its too darn hot
Dr Karyn O'Keefe from the Sleep Wake Research Centre at Massey University with tips ....and what's the ideal temperature to nodd off. Video, Audio
Nabakov's future dreams
What if your dreams could tell the future?
Famed Russian-American author Vladimir Nabakov tested just that theory by keeping a dream diary documenting 64 dreams over 80 days and ordering them with… Audio
Are women better sleepers?
For some sleep comes easy, for others it's a constant struggle. The issues, problems and disorders many people suffer preventing them from getting some shut eye is being discussed at an annual sleep… Audio
Dr Sarah Biggs: Australian sleep expert
Five hundred of Australasia's "finest sleep specialists" are in Auckland. Audio
The Lost Art of Sleep
Writer and former Jesuit priest Michael McGirr has been on a quest to find a way to get more sleep. He explores what's going on in our bodies when we sleep and what happens if we don't get enough -… Audio
Could brighter street lighting be harming our health?
Our nights are getting lit more brightly than ever before. But a growing body of research links high levels of artificial light with a host of health problems. Audio
The science of sleep
Some of us get eight hours sleep a night - for others, the twilight hours involve a lot of tossing, turning and worrying then feeling dreadful in the morning. Audio
People have varying alertness levels during the day
Research shows people have different alertness levels based on the time of day. Audio
Short sleepers sought
Do you get fewer than 7 hours sleep a night? Then Massey University needs you. It is researching why some people are short changed on the zeds. Audio
Parenting: How to (and how not to) get a baby to sleep
With a plethora of advice available to desperate parents on how to get babies to sleep, baby sleep consultants Elspeth Witton and Amy Sherpa want to see the sector regulated. Audio
A third of toddlers sleep-deprived
One in three toddlers - and one in five teenagers - don't get enough sleep, newly-released guidelines say.
Could brush with death affect your sleeping patterns?
Could your sleeping patterns change if you've had a near-death experience? Massey University Psychologist Natasha Tassell-Matamua wants people to get in contact with her who've experienced near death.
…Why Isn't Canterbury Sleeping?
Christchurch Hospital has had a massive increase in the number of people using its Sleep Service. Referrals to the service, which assists people suffering from disorders like apnoea, increased from… Audio
How much sleep do we get?
The amount of sleep we get depends on the society we live in. Audio
First night sleep problems and testosterone
Why do we always seem to sleep badly the first night we stay in a new place? Dr Chris Smith reports on a new study suggesting that we keep half of our brain on alert to guard for danger the first time… Audio
