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Re:Eight hours a night isn’t enough, according to a leading ... by amelius on Sunday June 17, 2018 @10:58AM (#17332621)
Perhaps the short-sleepers have a concurrent garbage collector ;)
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Re:Eight hours a night isn’t enough, according to a leading ... by AstralStorm on Sunday June 17, 2018 @01:33PM (#17333322)
Or just more garbage. The trait might not really be adaptive - the cost might be worse memory for example.
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Re:Eight hours a night isn’t enough, according to a leading ... by pacaro on Sunday June 17, 2018 @02:42PM (#17333633)
Anecdote time. I know one person who matches the description of someone with the gene for not needing sleep. He’s an extremely high functioning individual.
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Re:Eight hours a night isn’t enough, according to a leading ... by rmgraham on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @01:33AM (#17344067)
Seconded. The only person I know who sleeps like this is also the highest functioning person I know.
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