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Sleeping and Dreaming Public Event: An End To Feeling Shattered?

Hosted by:
Wellcome Collection
Speaker:
Dr Simon Williams, Lecturer in Sociology, Warwick University
Julia Boyle, Deputy Head of HPRU Medical Research Centre, University of Surrey
John Harris, Professor of Bioethics, University of Manchester
Starts:
February 28, 2008 at 07:00 pm
Ends:
February 28, 2008 at 08:30 pm
Location:
Wellcome Collection, , 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE United Kingdom
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Description

Are we searching for the day when we never have to sleep? The emergence of narcolepsy prescription drugs on the black market has show there is public demand for healthy people to try and medicate and control the hours they sleep. Big questions are faced by society, drug companies and medical science – should the option to limit sleep be available?

Registration required:
Yes
Free:
Yes

Additional information

All events are free, unless otherwise stated.

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Contact person:
Wellcome Collection
Phone:
020 7611 2222
Email:
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Sleeping and Dreaming Public Event: An End To Feeling Shattered?
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