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Episode 154- Rhythms of Sleep
Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at why we sleep. It's always fun to look at something we think we know. Sleep is one of those. There is a long list of things that happen while we sleep, but we don't know why we need to be asleep for those things to happen. Research is constantly being conducted to find the answers. What is a Circadian Rhythm? What actually happens when we sleep? Why would we need to be asleep for these things to happen? Listen in to find out!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
“Circadian Rhythms.” NIGMS Home - National Institute of General Medical Sciences, https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/circadian-rhythms#:~:text=Study%20Circadian%20Rhythms-,What%20Are%20Circadian%20Rhythms%3F,and%20temperature%20also%20affect%20them. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
Ghosh, Pallab. “Why Do We Sleep? - BBC News.” BBC News, BBC News, 14 May 2015, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32606341.
“How Sleep Works - Why Is Sleep Important?” NHLBI, NIH, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep/why-sleep-important#:~:text=During%20sleep%2C%20your%20body%20is,long%2Dterm)%20health%20problems. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
Nunez, Kirsten, and Karen Lamoreux. “Why Do We Sleep? What Happens During Sleep?” Healthline, Healthline Media, 20 July 2020, https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-sleep#why-sleep.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Glen KennellyWelcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at why we sleep. It's always fun to look at something we think we know. Sleep is one of those. There is a long list of things that happen while we sleep, but we don't know why we need to be asleep for those things to happen. Research is constantly being conducted to find the answers. What is a Circadian Rhythm? What actually happens when we sleep? Why would we need to be asleep for these things to happen? Listen in to find out!
Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod
References for the episode:
“Circadian Rhythms.” NIGMS Home - National Institute of General Medical Sciences, https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/circadian-rhythms#:~:text=Study%20Circadian%20Rhythms-,What%20Are%20Circadian%20Rhythms%3F,and%20temperature%20also%20affect%20them. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
Ghosh, Pallab. “Why Do We Sleep? - BBC News.” BBC News, BBC News, 14 May 2015, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32606341.
“How Sleep Works - Why Is Sleep Important?” NHLBI, NIH, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep/why-sleep-important#:~:text=During%20sleep%2C%20your%20body%20is,long%2Dterm)%20health%20problems. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
Nunez, Kirsten, and Karen Lamoreux. “Why Do We Sleep? What Happens During Sleep?” Healthline, Healthline Media, 20 July 2020, https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-sleep#why-sleep.
You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.