Medeiros and his cohorts plan to support a scientific study to encourage more nap-taking, enlisting the help of neurologists and sleep therapists to exchange ideas with other countries where breaks during the day are the norm. Do naps warrant so much work? According to Medeiros, they do. Siestas are a way of fighting the stresses of modern life, he says, and the stifling Mediterranean climate makes working during the afternoon virtually unbearable anyway.
