There’s a lot of money to be made in the business of sleep. Take sunrise alarm clocks, fancy mattresses, REM-tracking wearables, and monthly deliveries of melatonin. But should we really be investing this much in hopes of catching a few more Z’s?In the final episode of season 8, we consult a bonafide sleep doctor on the matter and get a physician’s POV on a few questions keeping us up at night:Why is there such a large market for catching some Z’s?Can any of these products actually help us find rest? Why do we need to sleep?What’s happening in our brains and bodies while we dream?QZ.COM FeaturingRocio Fabbro is a staff writer at Quartz and the host of Season 8 of the Quartz Obsession podcast. She’s obsessed with etymology, matcha, and late ’90s-early ’00s romcoms.Dr. Michael Breus is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School.QZ.COM Show notes<ul>
<li><a href="http://sleepdoctor.com">The Sleep Doctor</a></li>
<li>
<a href="https://chronoquiz.com/">Take the Chronotype Quiz</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://qz.com/americans-sleep-hours-problems-stress-gallup-poll-1851411865">You should go to bed: A record number of Americans aren't getting enough sleep</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep">The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thesleepreset.com/">SHUT I</a></li>
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<a href="https://apolloneuro.com/">Apollo Neuro</a> </li>
</ul>QZ.COM  <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lzvsoBFjCSiMsE3pg_iudaKk7Ta53FExrXZdDJjJHSg/edit?usp=sharing">Transcript</a>QZ.COM / PODCAST PLATFORM CreditsThe Quartz Obsession is produced by Podcast Fast Track, with additional support from Jason Russum, Amy Perry, Liliana Zapata, Juan Palacios, and Lorena Caro. Our theme music is by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Suguira. This episode was recorded at G/O Media headquarters in New York.

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