tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post982987930760049056..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: BetimesPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-58621593676818642542015-05-29T08:28:00.359-04:002015-05-29T08:28:00.359-04:00A history professor has written a book about segme...A history professor has written a book about segmented sleep. In it he documents a first sleep a period of wakeful -ness and then a second sleep. Now this behavior existed way before the light bulb. If one experienced 12 hours of darkness each day how can someone sleep for 12 hours straight? Anyway I remember hearing the radio package on NPR and well was struck by such a thought and now I mention it here. Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com