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《新科学家》 第3602期 · 2026年7月4日 · 中文解读

我们如何成为不眠的猿类

How we became the sleepless ape · David Samson
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本文探讨了人类睡眠模式在进化中的独特性,以及睡眠在人类成功中的关键作用。
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Humans’ unusual and daring sleep habits could be the secret to our success, says David Samson I am napping in a chimpanzee nest, 12 metres above the ground in Uganda’s Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve. Sleep comes easier than you might expect. The nest is surprisingly well- engineered: springy, cupped and stable in a way that feels less like a pile of branches than a purpose-built piece of furniture. Then I wake up. I am suddenly, acutely aware that I am not in bed, but balanced high in the canopy. I had climbed into the nest to investigate one of life’s least appreciated evolutionary problems: sleep, a paradoxical state that is essential yet renders the sleeper extremely vulnerable. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3602期 · 2026年7月4日,David Samson。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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