In a report of recent research, Van Savage and Geoffrey West

explored the long unresolved questions of why do we need sleep.

a new mathematical theory supported by the evidence unlocks

at least some of the mysteries of why we need to sleep.

Here is the link:

https://aeon.co/essays/a-quantitative-theory-unlocks-the-mysteries-of-why-we-sleep?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dc11f94c0f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_09_13_06_44&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-dc11f94c0f-70343981