How many times does a child hear his or her parent say, turn your phone off before going to bed or don’t sleep with your phone on next to you or stop texting at night because you won’t get enough sleep? I know I’ve heard those words countless times. But, I’ve always wondered if using my phone, or any other technological device, could actually hinder me from getting the best quality sleep I can get. This is what led me to develop my present study for the Intel Science Talent Search competition. I was curious as to whether or not there was truth to what my parents had been saying to me for all these years . . . One word of advice for those who are interested in undertaking a project combining science and mathematics would be to choose a topic of interest. What kept me going and helped me to focus on my task was the fact that I was eager to find out if my hypotheses were true. I was genuinely interested in my topic. I think that having a firm interest in one’s research is the best way to ensure success.

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