Oh, my darling, I wish I could... Something's missing in my PC that prevents me from posting my pic! But I'm working on it. And one of these days you'll be rewarded for your patience...

We now have the ability to store enormous amounts of data in crystals. Wouldn't it be a shame to find a crystal that contained the information on some past civilization, then cut it up and make jewelery because it is pretty?

Tell me how it goes when you have slept with the president will ya

..around the world people use all kinds of various drugs approved by a drug administration or not to try to stay awake longer then what are body's are accustomed to.. these individuals have to keep two jobs just to have basic neccessities in some of these countries. Just go to Taiwain and you will see many young folks hooked on drugs to stay awake.
If there was a natural remedy that wouldn't produce side effects and destruction to the mind and body then that would be ideal for those who don't value sleep and rather use the time to explore and study more then the usual.
Medical residents wouldn’t have to worry about misdiagnosing emergency-room patients because their cognitive faculties have been reduced to goo by brutally long shifts.
Truck drivers could pull coast-to-coast runs without slowing down, except for an occasional pie-and-coffee break.
Ambitious people could hold two full-time jobs at once and simultaneously earn multiple Ph.D.s. Exxagerated I know!
Scientists can probably discover more at a faster rate in all branches available to us.

Perhaps unemployment would be higher since corporations would have small staff (knowing they don't need sleep) working for their profits.

Hotels and Motels would be called Stop-In-Quicky-Tell?? lol

Would this create a larger case of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and depression?

Would reducing or eliminating sleep cause an epidemic of related health problems?

What sort of effects would it have on our personalities and social interactions?

With all that additional time to read blogs and watch 24-hour cable news, would we all suffer from mega information overload — or worse yet, become so insufferably well-informed on every subject that we’d bore each other to death?

It almost touches the brink of being immortal if you think about it. You actually feel like you have lived 200 years worth of life instead of the 100 if one didn't have to sleep. (Of course in actuality one would live an actual 100 years not missing out 1/3 of it on sleep like you have mentioned.

What it is worth, I could imagine if anything, it would make a great fiction novel for people to imagine the possiblities.

Writing it would be enjoyable. It would be even more enjoyable if I had a scientific mind full of information on how the brain functions let alone the body beyond my basic understandings.

Once I written such a story then we worry about publishing it. That is a whole new can of worms to worry about. Which grumpy and miserable editor or publisher will even read the first two lines of your story? In today's times if one didn't have sex with the president or president's wife, discovered an alternative to quicker space flight, or run 2 miles in 4 minutes then the chances are as good as trying to win the local lottery unless you are somekind of superstar already, yet if I ever do publish a book in such a magnitude in my lifetime then 25% of royalty shares will come your way

I not only think it's possible, but would be impossible that somewhere in the universe there are human like us. Over 300 extrasolar planets have been discovered and in our galactic neighborhood. I think that means our solar system isn't unique, therefore must be innumerable other planets similar to ours.

I actually wanted to write a novel about a scientist... Well if anything, just by posting this idea (if not already taken) I am sure there will be someone who will take the idea and get busy to become the next New York's Bestseller.

It wouldn't be the first time this happens to me

If only we didn't need to sleep then more knowledge could be gathered in our lifetimes. ....

These are all very interesting replies. I do not know the author's stance on Chaos Theory and the Laws of attraction. What I can tell you is that this writer is an agnostic scientist who actually specializes his studies in biology and the important significance of how to improve our thinking and understanding about it.

Here is the chapter outline:

Chapter 1 - he discusses about "smart cells" and why and how they can teach us so much about our own minds and bodies.

Chapter 2 - he lays out the scientific evidence to show how genes do not control biology. He also introduces exciting discoveries of epigenetics, which is a new field of biology that is unraveling the mysteries of how the environment (nature) influences the behavior of cells without changing the genetic code.

Chapter 3 - he talks about the cell membrane, the skin of the cell. He concludes that the membrane is the true brain of the cellular operation.

Chapter 4 - he talks about mind bending discoveries of quantum physics. He mentions about those discoveries that have profound implications for understanding and treating diseases.

Chapter 5 - he explains why he titled his book - The Biology of Belief

Chapter 6 - he reveals why cells and people need to grow and how fear shuts down that growth.

Chapter 7 - this is a chapter that focuses on the significance of conscious parenting. The reason why I bought this book in the first place as I always strive to be a better parent.


Then he ends with this:

Are you ready to use your conscious mind to create a life overflowing with health, happiness, and love without the aid of genetic engineers and without addicting yourself to drugs? Are you ready to consider an alternate reality to that provided by the medical model of the human body as a biochemical machine? There is nothing to buy, and there are no policies to take out. It is just a matter of temporarily suspending the archaic beliefs you have acquired from media establishments so that you can consider the exciting new awareness offered by leading edge science.


What I do realize is that our body is like a universe of its own. The trillions of cells that flow through us each have their specific tasks and our influenced by our thoughts ( I am not saying consciously all of them are influenced either). I actually believe that if we understand more about how our body works as of the mind we can actually improve our lives for the better. If it is called chaos theory, laws of attraction, or the boogie man syndrom then so be it. I think biology, understanding the human anatonomy, and trying to understand thought processes can make a difference. Of course one is only overwhelmed with the information available to us. Just go to a bookstore or research on the internet and you will have enough information to study for a lifetime. I think what is logically fitting is to take the best of all of the books you do read and combine what works best for you in one complete package. If only we didn't need to sleep then more knowledge could be gathered in our lifetimes. ....

This basically proves the Law Of Attraction

There are alot of living cells in us ensuring our well being. You would be surprised how much our thoughts can influence these little cells in a profound way.
What are your thoughts about this?

I remember the time that I tried to bring my Thanksgiving turkey back to life with jumper cables

...Over 300 extrasolar planets have been discovered and in our galactic neighborhood. I think that means our solar system isn't unique, therefore must be innumerable other planets similar to ours.

2) I don't believe it would be destroyed but would react with the medium it's exposed to....your thoughts?

Is the human mind anything more than a chemical binary computer?

I know. That was the "sorta" part. My litebulb man was the wisdom.

Yeh, I knew you were going to say that.

You know how guys are when they are hungry.