We humans are a social species. We do things in groups, gather in restaurants, bars, music venues, and public spaces together. We work together, play sports together, join clubs and associations. We also help others and give immense amounts of money to charities of all sorts. Yes, we are a very social — unless we get a bad night’s sleep.
Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration — we are still social after a bad night’s sleep — we are just less social on average according to research just out.
Eti Ben Simon from the University of California Berkley collected data in three separate scenarios to come to this conclusion.
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