Will science one day manage to eliminate the need for sleep altogether?

Wouldn't that be the dream, gaining 8 more hours each day to spend crying over A-Levels

But then you wouldn't be crying because you can put an alnighter without having to sacrifice concentration during exam.

I know there is very little we know about sleep. We still don't have a very clear idea why we need to sleep in the first place. Sleep appears to be a very mysterious biological aspect of human and non-human animals. But if we get rid of sleep, we will have, at leaaast, an extra 8 hours for productive work. Bear in mind that by night-time we feel sleepy and that affects productivity too. I can't see any drawbacks.Human progress will speed up, we'll be able to achieve much more during our life-time. Do you think it'd be a good idea to eliminate sleep if we could?

erm no? That like trying to eliminate the need to eat or drink or poop.Its a basic essential component of life.All animals do it.Studies have actually shown that those who are sleep deprived are more likely to get stuff like cancer and heart disease.

it's not that simple, we don't really know why we need to sleep. But we have a very good idea of why we need to drink water and eat. Besides, there is a rare condition that makes people unable to sleep. Some of them don't sleep for 2 years.But it is impossible not to drink water. So it's not a physical impossibility to not sleep.

I'll probably still cry anyway to be honest

So you don't spend your nights nightmaring about exams?

Amateur.

it's not that simple, we don't really know why we need to sleep. But we have a very good idea of why we need to drink water and eat. Besides, there is a rare condition that makes people unable to sleep. Some of them don't sleep for 2 years.But it is impossible not to drink water. So it's not a physical impossibility to not sleep.