Editor's note
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As we approach daylight saving time this weekend, many Americans dread the loss of a precious hour of sleep. Repeated studies have shown that tens of millions of Americans, from teenagers to young parents to retired seniors, are not getting the sleep they need. As Michael Jaffee, a neurologist at the University of Florida, puts it: “Every one of our biological systems is affected by sleep.” We need to pay attention to sleep deficit.
The U.S. and Mexico are at odds these days, spatting over immigration, trade and Trump’s tweets. So when U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson – a respected and well liked diplomat – announced last week she would resign, many U.S.-Mexico observers feared the worst. USC Dornsife international relations professor Pamela Starr thinks that this important, underappreciated bilateral relationship will survive Jacobson’s departure – but it might not be pretty.
And with billions of internet-connected devices vulnerable to cyberattacks, how do we make them more secure? Cybersecurity scholar Nir Kshetri suggests a cheap, easy and secure way to protect the internet and all our things.
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Lynne Anderson
Health + Medicine Editor
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As many as 70 million Americans may not be getting enough sleep. Men get fewer hours of sleep than women.
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Michael S. Jaffee, University of Florida
Few things seem to matter to our health as much as a good night’s sleep, but fewer and fewer of Americans are getting it. A neurologist explains why sleep is so important.
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Haste luego.
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Pamela K. Starr, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The admired US ambassador to Mexico is resigning, even as the two countries spat over trade, immigration and Trump's tweets. Can this critical diplomatic relationship survive yet another problem?
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What’s the best way to secure a world of connected objects?
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Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
More connected devices means more vulnerability to cyberattacks. Is there a cheap, easy and secure way to protect the internet and the world?
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Jeff Daniels, West Virginia University
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