Why Must We Go Comatose Every Night?The survival risk of mandatory unconsciousness

Oh, god... really?

From the show

Oh, god... really?

For a third of our lives, we lie paralyzed, blind, and hallucinating, completely vulnerable to the world around us. We demand to know why the body requires such a long, defenseless downtime just to function, and why we can't simply rest while staying awake.

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