Maybe the rise we see in #ADHD diagnoses is partly caused by kids not getting enough sleep
In children, symptoms of sleep deprivation include hyperactivity and impaired interpretation of social cues.
Depriving artists of sleep -- for SCIENCE!
Sean Williams sez, "Australia's #1 sleep research centre in conjunction with the Aust Network for Arts & Tech put #1 NYT-bestseller Sean Williams in a week-long sleep deprivation study with Maker/TechnoEvangelist Fee Plumley, artist Thom Buchanan and lit author Jennifer Mills to see what happened to their creativity without light cues, under constant surveillance, and subject to strict scientific instruction.
The result? We all went a bit crazy (predictably) but made some fabulous art, all available under a CC license (including a new short story set in the universe of my next novel, Twinmaker)." Read the rest
