Podcast

Description

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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  EPISODE LINKS:
  Matt’s Podcast: https://themattwalkerpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
  Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleepdiplomat
  Matt’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmattwalker
  Matt’s Website: https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/
  
  PODCAST INFO:
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  SUPPORT & CONNECT:
  
• Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
  
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• Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
  
  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

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