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    Curiosity WeeklyGPS’s Past and Future (w/ Hugo Fruehauf) and Why It's OK to Nap Without Falling Asleep
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    Hugo Fruehaf, one of the inventors of GPS, discusses the dark origins of GPS and how far we’ve come since. Plus: learn why quiet wakefulness makes it okay to take a nap without actually falling asleep.

    Benefits of Napping Without Actually Falling Asleep by Kelsey Donk

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    © Warner Bros. DiscoveryLength 12 min20 February 2020ScienceFactsEducationalCultureUSAEpisodic

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    Hugo Fruehaf, one of the inventors of GPS, discusses the dark origins of GPS and how far we’ve come since. Plus: learn why quiet wakefulness makes it okay to take a nap without actually falling asleep.

    Benefits of Napping Without Actually Falling Asleep by Kelsey Donk

    Shortsleeve, C. (2019, December 27). Can’t Sleep? Try ‘Quiet Wakefulness’ Instead. Medium; Elemental. https://elemental.medium.com/cant-sleep-try-quiet-wakefulness-instead-2b106e5b8e3cIs Resting as Beneficial as Sleeping | Sleep.org. (2014). Sleep.org; https://www.sleep.org/articles/resting-vs-sleeping/Hofer-Tinguely, G., Achermann, P., Landolt, H.-P., Regel, S. J., Rétey, J. V., Dürr, R., Borbély, A. A., & Gottselig, J. M. (2005). Sleep inertia: performance changes after sleep, rest and active waking. Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, 22(3), 323–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2004.09.013Additional resources from Hugo Fruehauf:

    The Global Positioning System. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/the-global-positioning-systemElizabeth, Q. (2020). The QEPrize Judges introduce GPS [YouTube Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_fmO-QO8&feature=youtu.beHugo Fruehauf. (2019). Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. https://qeprize.org/winners/hugo-fruehaufCozzens, T. (2019, December 3). GPS pioneers honored with Queen’s award at Buckingham Palace - GPS World. GPS World. https://www.gpsworld.com/gps-pioneers-honored-with-queens-award-at-buckingham-palace/Hugo Fruehauf Official Website http://hugofruehauf.com/Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing

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