August 25, 2014

ZZZZZs Please

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54 minutes

We’ve all hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off, but why do we crave sleep in the first place? We explore the evolutionary origins of sleep … the study of narcolepsy in dogs … and could novel drugs and technologies cut down on our need for those zzzzs.

Plus, ditch your dream journal: a brain scanner may let you record – and play back – your dreams.

And, branch out with the latest development in artificial light: bioluminescent trees. How gene tinkering may make your houseplants both grow and glow.

Guests:

Emmanuel Mignot – Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and director of the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Stanford University

Kyle Taylor – Molecular biologist at Glowing Plant

Jerry Siegel – Neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry, the University of California, Los Angeles

Jack Gallant – Professor of psychology and neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley

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First released May 27, 2013.

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August 25, 2014

ZZZZZs Please

Listen Later

54 minutes

We’ve all hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off, but why do we crave sleep in the first place? We explore the evolutionary origins of sleep … the study of narcolepsy in dogs … and could novel drugs and technologies cut down on our need for those zzzzs.

Plus, ditch your dream journal: a brain scanner may let you record – and play back – your dreams.

And, branch out with the latest development in artificial light: bioluminescent trees. How gene tinkering may make your houseplants both grow and glow.

Guests:

Emmanuel Mignot – Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and director of the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Stanford University

Kyle Taylor – Molecular biologist at Glowing Plant

Jerry Siegel – Neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry, the University of California, Los Angeles

Jack Gallant – Professor of psychology and neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley

Descripción en español

First released May 27, 2013.

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