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Daily Discussion Thread: 🥥🥛🍦Monday, 23 December, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is a little random, but if I ever decide to become a scientist I really want to study sleep. Things like hypnic jerks, exploding head syndrome, and sleep paralysis really really fascinate me in an "I neeeeeed to know WHY*" type of way. I've directly experienced all of them, and I've read just about every theory under the sun about them, but they just don't satisfy me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

For what it’s worth, I think you’d be a really good scientist. You have a natural curiosity about things and a can think deeper about things, and a knack for problem solving. All the essentials.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everyone knows hypnic jerks are caused by this

https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3966

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I could never really get into those scp things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The fact that we need sleep also intrigues me.

I hope you get to become a sleep scientist one day!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah sleep in general deserves a bit more research than it really gets. All of those things that are universal across all humans but without obvious reasons fascinate me

I don't think I'll get to become a scientist of any variety - I don't think I'd be very suited to the work. But if I did, sleep and psychology would be my 2 specialities

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Sleep psychologist! Sleep psychologist!

I have a friend that is pursuing this path, so if you have any burning questions, I can ask for you :)