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In-depth, insightful interviews with sleep experts, advocates and sleep industry leaders.

Nodding Off: Book review and interview with Professor Alice Gregory

After the publishing sensation of Matthew Walker’s 2017 blockbuster Why We Sleep, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was little else to add to the public conversation about 21st century … Read more

Building a sleep reference solution: we talk to Dreem CEO Hugo Mercier

Dreem active sleep wearable

BIG UPDATE MARCH 2021 Dreem is no longer available to buy. The company has a new CEO, Quentin Soulet de Brugière, replacing Hugo Mercier, and most importantly, for consumers, it … Read more

Democratising sleep medicine: with Beddr CEO Mike Kisch

Measuring sleep, but not fixing it Over the years we’ve seen just about every type of sleep monitor imaginable – mattress pads, radar devices, wristbands, headbands, sleep masks, a ring … Read more

Rising to the challenge: narcolepsy advocate Julie Flygare

Julie Flygare Interview Sleep Junkies

Introduction Amongst the dozens of officially recognized sleep disorders, narcolepsy is perhaps the most widely misunderstood. Part of the reason is a simple lack of awareness. Narcolepsy is a neurological … Read more

The economic cost of sleep: a Q&A with Marco Hafner

the economics of sleep - interview with Marco Hafner

Introduction When Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb was granted a patent in 1880, little did the world realise that such a small invention had the potential to forever disrupt the … Read more

The future of sleep-tech: with SleepScore Labs CEO, Colin Lawlor

Colin Lawlor is concerned. On an early morning trans-Atlantic phone call, the SleepScore Labs CEO ponders, in his buoyant Irish brogue, how recent high-profile failures of several consumer sleep-tech firms may … Read more

Why robots make great bed companions… a Q&A with Julian Jagtenberg

The robots are coming….. ..to take our jobs, drive our cars…. yadda yadda…. you’ve heard it all before. But  it’s not just sci-fi speculation. In case you didn’t get the … Read more

A Q&A with Circadia CEO and co-founder Fares Siddiqui

Circadia sleep tracker

You may have read in the news that the sleep tech industry is booming. Circadia CEO Fares Siddiqui agrees but he also says the market is in a mess; “Sleep … Read more

Have Dreem invented the ultimate sleep wearable?

Rhythm Dreem couple in bed

BIG UPDATE MARCH 2021 Dreem is no longer available to buy. The company has a new CEO, Quentin Soulet de Brugière, replacing Hugo Mercier, and most importantly, for consumers, it … Read more

Pzizz, the sleep app endorsed by celebs including the late Steve Jobs

Pzizz - sleep app

The dawn of the internet in the mid 1990’s signalled the start of a new digital economy. It brought unsurpassed innovation, new opportunities and changed the world forever. But along with the success … Read more

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