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Re:Scientists announce a new 'organoid intelligence' field by L_226 on Monday March 04, 2024 @02:55AM (#39588035)
> during which it doesn't do much

I know this was in jest, but if sleep was not a critical biological process we would have evolved to not do it already

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Re:Scientists announce a new 'organoid intelligence' field by vasco on Monday March 04, 2024 @03:44AM (#39588304)
It's basically a cleaning cycle for the brain. If we don't sleep we die pretty soon. Meaning it's necessary daily scheduled maintenance downtime, which should count directly to efficiency calculations!
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