Episode 1 in the series on sleep where we will follow the story of Silvano, a monumental figure in the world of sleep science who carried the condition fatal familial insomnia, and in the process, taught modern medicine the extreme case of what happens to a person when they do not get sleep.

Sasha Sagan is an Author and Science Communicator, as well as the daughter of world renowned educators Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Her new book "For Small Creatures Such as We" can be found here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566611/for-small-creatures-such-as-we-by-sasha-sagan/

David Williams is a Research Professor at the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University who has worked on a number of NASA’s Robotic Missions and is currently an investigator with NASA’s Psyche mission. The Psyche Mission is an orbiter mission that aims to learn about the origins of planetary cores by exploring the metallic 16-Psyche Asteroid.

Justin Lehmiller is a Science-Backed Sex Researcher, Social Psychologist, Author of the Blog "Sex & Psychology", as well as his most recent book "Tell Me What You Want", which offers an unprecedented look at sexual fantasy.

Robin Ince is a Comedian, Writer and Host of the BBC Series The Infinite Monkey Cage alongside Physicist Brian Cox.

Robert Degle has an Educational History in Philosophy, a Current John Danaher Brown Belt and is the Soon-To-Be Jiu Jitsu Coach at Evolve MMA in Singapore. For More: https://www.instagram.com/robertdeglebjj/

Tanya Harrison is a Former Mission Operator with the Mars Rovers and a Planetary Scientist Focusing on Martian Geomorphology and both Martian and Terrestrial Imaging. http://tanyaofmars.com/

Stephan Kesting is a BJJ Black Belt and Firefighter with an academic background in Biology who recently completed a 1,000 mile solo Canoe Trip through Canada’s Arctic. https://www.grapplearts.com/

Kristen Mark is a Sex and Relationships Researcher, with an academic background in behavioural health science and psychology whose work covers sexual health, sexual desire and desire discrepancies, as well as national and global sexual education policy and theory.

Kristina Campbell is a Human Microbiome Writer, Documenting Topics Covering Gut Microbiota, Nutrition, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation.