#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep

Matt Walker is a sleep scientist at Berkeley, author of Why We Sleep, and the host of a new podcast called The Matt Walker Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Matt's Website: https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/

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OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(09:56) - Putin moment: Lex takes Matt's sunglasses

(10:17) - Fascination with sleep

(14:26) - Why do we sleep?

(22:58) - Computer vision for driver assistance

(32:19) - Consciousness is fundamental

(40:25) - Lex on human to robot connection

(42:52) - Scent of a Woman is better than "John Wick"

(54:33) - Distinction between coffee and caffeine

(1:20:17) - The science of 'sleeping on it'

(1:34:10) - Lex on his sleeping schedule

(1:59:14) - Chronotypes

(2:06:44) - How to overcome insomnia

(2:24:07) - Diet and sleep

(2:33:03) - Where do dreams come from?

(2:46:41) - How sleep affects emotions

(2:53:35) - Meaning of life