Africa is making a name for itself on the netball court, with three countries (South Africa, Uganda and Malawi) in the world top 10. For @thecontinent, Karien Jonckheere writes about how they might climb even higher.
https://continent.substack.com/p/up-and-up-and-soon-the-top
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Most of us are basically non-functional after a period of insomnia, but some folks are perfectly fine consistently getting four hours’ sleep a night. @KnowableMag looks into the genetic wiring of these lucky people, and what it can tell us about sleep itself.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2024/genetics-of-people-who-need-little-sleep
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Fitbit says I've been averaging 5.5 hours of sleep per day for 5+ years. That it's even that high is due to long-sleep days due to illness, activity recovery (e.g. after multi-day music festivals) and the effects of beta blockers.
@ferricoxide @KnowableMag And you feel rested? We are very envious!
