Dr. Samson has a high-profile research program featured in such venues as BBC, Time, New York Times, and New Scientist. Sleep has been identified as a major factor in human physical and mental health, yet almost no research has been done on the role of sleep in human evolution. His research investigates the link between sleep and human evolution through revolutionary new approaches, recording sleep data sets and sleep architecture for a range of primates including lemurs, zoo orangutans, wild chimpanzees, and humans living in different types and scales of societies. Dr. Samson’s research directly addresses the central anthropological question of human uniqueness in comparison to other animals.
Social Media:
Instagram: @primalprimatologist
Twitter: @Primalprimate
Contact Information:
Email: david.samson@utoronto.ca
Phone: (905) 569-4295
Office Address:
HSC 358, Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6
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