How to Recover From an All-Nighter

You couldn’t sleep last night. It happens. Lucky for you, Science of Us has consulted with sleep scientists who (reluctantly) shared their best, research-backed tips for zombie-ing your way through a busy workday on little to no sleep. (They’d really rather you get at least seven hours of sleep tonight, though.) Watch the video to find out the smartest way to plot out your day, including seemingly mundane things like the best times to have your coffee. While you’re at it, you can check out last week’s episode, all about the surprising bright side of nightmares — and be sure to come back here next Thursday for the next episode of our Science of Us animated video series

How to Recover From an All-Nighter