David Samson, anthropologist: ‘Humans went through a radical evolutionary experiment. We are the primates that sleep the least’
2 June 2026 at 15:26
Sleep is no longer what it used to be. Or at least that is the widespread feeling. For years, there have been warnings about a silent pandemic of insomnia. The problem is no longer seen as an individual or medical issue, but as a social phenomenon linked to long working hours, digital hyperconnection, anxiety, and hectic lifestyles.

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