Exploring Sleep Through Open Data

Harvard FAS

Discover how and why we sleep in this interdisciplinary course that introduces the field of sleep research through open-source datasets—including the National Sleep Research Resource (NSRR), Allen Institute for Brain Science, NHANES, and the Sleep Disorders Knowledge Portal. In this course students will:-- Analyze real-world imaging and genetic data to investigate the biology of sleep and its evolutionary roots.-- Explore how societal factors—from work schedules to technology—shape sleep…