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

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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Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Talks at Google
Topic
sleep science
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2019

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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

    FrankyHollywood on Hacker News · 2018-07
    In The brain may clean out Alzheimer’s plaques during sleep

  • 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]

    parski on Hacker News · 2018-10
    In Do we really need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night?

  • 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]

    jmts on Hacker News · 2019-11
    In Deep Sleep May Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer's Toxins

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