Investigations into the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker and the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger concluded that sleep deprivation played a critical role in both accidents, as the operators responsible for critical decisions were suffering from extreme sleep deprivation.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

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• Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

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