How long should we sleep
Why sleeping for longer or shorter than average seems to be bad for you. Also, the Snapchat fashion for live videos of plastic surgery operations and the future of newspapers.
It’s often said that we should all be aiming to get eight hours of sleep a night. But could it actually lead you to an early grave? Research shows that sleeping for much longer, or shorter, than the average seven hours is associated with an increased risk of disease and mortality.
Also on the programme, the new Snapchat subculture where millions of people tune in to gory live videos of plastic surgery operations. It’s raised questions about how young women are being advertised to on the app. And as digital news threatens traditional newspapers around the world, why do they survive and what is their future?
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