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How apps and influencers are changing the way we sleep, for better or for worse

  • Written by: Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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This is the final article in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here.


Insomnia is not just a personal issue that affects an individual’s health and wellbeing. It’s a public health issue,...

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