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Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google

Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google

Talks at Google
3 HN recommenders · discussed 2018–2019
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Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker presents the science of sleep and dreams and how sleep affects health and lifespan, based on his book Why We Sleep.

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HN suggests it as an easy alternative to the book for people who want Walker's sleep findings.

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From the Hacker News discussion

FrankyHollywood · 2018-07 · rec

His Google talk is also very interesting, a lot of other effects besides Alzheimer's are related to sleep deprivation [VIDEO]

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parski · 2018-10 · rec

On the subject of Why We Sleep: I'm not sure how well it corresponds to the book, but Matthew Walker also has a Google Talks talk on the same subject that I recommend watching if you're not a book person: [VIDEO]

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jmts · 2019-11 · rec

Matthew Walker wrote that book [1]. He also has a few talks on YouTube worth checking out. From memory [2] was an informative one for me. [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

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