Polyphasic Sleep Log: Day 8a

I have been looking into the health effects of polyphasic sleeping and have found a couple of interesting things

PBS special about a scientific experiment - Claudio Stampi is a scientist who's actually done some research on the subject. This video is about his project. It made a somewhat positive impression of polyphasic sleeping... until the end. The guy who is the guinea pig seemed to finally hit the wall. Claudio Stampi has a book that some other bloggers mention. I haven't read it, but maybe it's worth a look.

Some PhD type who doesn't have much research but definitely has a negative opinion - It seems as though he knows about sleep deprivation, but doesn't believe you can avoid it on a reduced sleeping schedule. There are some things that he says that are waaay off. He says no women are polyphasers. The person who coined the terms "uberman" and "everyman" is a woman who did it successfully for 6 months with her friend (also female). Her response to his attack can be found here.

I will mostly rely on how I'm feeling. If I don't feel good, I will change things. So far, I have really felt fine on the Everyman schedule with a 4 1/2 hour core sleep and 3-4 naps.