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How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

Update: 2022-08-05
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Coming up today: Morgan explores a plan to tackle deadly heatwaves through afternoon naps, and Grace investigates the technology hoping to tap into your brain

The stories we walked about this week:


The Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces Is on the Horizon

https://www.wired.com/story/synchron-brain-computer-interface/


How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

https://www.wired.com/story/how-siestas-might-help-europe-survive-deadly-heat-waves/


Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited by Matt Burgess

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How Siestas Might Help Europe Survive Deadly Heat Waves

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