Sleep: Screens Stealing Our Slumber?
From Ruined By The Internet? - Uncovering the human cost of our digital world by Gareth King
May 6, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of screens on sleep and discusses insights from sleep researcher Chelsea Reynolds.
The internet promised us connection that never sleeps. But has it also been sabotaging our rest - leaving us locked in a nightly battle with a digital world that refuses to turn off? We're joined by Chelsea Reynolds - sleep researcher and clinical psychologist - who is exactly the right person to ask about what happens when bedtime becomes screen time, and whether our screens are the problem, or the solution. Welcome to Ruined By The Internet? - the show where we examine how technology is shaping modern life - whether we want it to or not. Follow or subscribe to never miss the next investigation - new episodes regularly. Visit us: https://www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/ Help us investigate ourselves: https://www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/survey/ Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/rbtishow In this episode we investigate how screens and digital habits are disrupting our sleep biology, examine the sleep displacement hypothesis and what it actually means for how we rest, explore the psychology behind why we choose screens over sleep even when we know better, and ask whether the same technology keeping us awake could ever genuinely help us sleep. 00:00 - The internet's impact on…
People in this episode
Host: Gareth King
Guest: Chelsea Reynolds
Topics covered
- sleep
- screen time
- digital wellbeing
- sleep science
- technology impact
Keywords
- sleep
- screens
- digital habits
- sleep displacement hypothesis
- sleep aids
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