From a series of articles in Slate.com about sleep:
Robert Stickgold, a cognitive neuroscientist at Harvard, said “We think we can deprive ourselves of sleep and drink triple espressos or take Modafinil. But that’s like saying, ‘I’ve figured out how to cure hunger in Africa: I’m going to send over amphetamines so people won’t feel hungry anymore.’ It doesn’t address the underlying need.”
