Before Alarm Clocks, Some People Awoke With Help From A “Knocker-Up”

It’s Sleep Awareness Week, so we’re talking about the part of sleep people usually like the least: the part where the alarm clock wakes us up. Or, in the time before alarm clocks, the part where the local "knocker-up" pounded on the doors to get people out of bed.

By |2024-12-07T21:28:51-05:00March 15, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Piano Chords May Help Stop Chronic Nightmares

There's a new technique that could help people trying to fend off chronic nightmares - and it involves playing "neutral" piano chords at just the right times.

By |2024-12-16T08:18:26-05:00November 9, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |
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