sakopovin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Sleeping in on the weekends might prevent an early death”
Highly recommend this 1 podcast to understand what sleep actually does and how sleep deprived our modern society is. 1 link to this video
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Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker
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- Recommended by 12 people, in Hacker News, across 9 different months.
- Presented by Matthew Walker, sleep scientist at UC Berkeley, as the video describes them
For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.
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Matthew Walker discusses the critical importance of sleep for health, longevity, memory, and the dangers of sleep deprivation.
Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. Check out his book "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" on Amazon. amazon.com/dp/1501144316Why it's here
12 people recommend thisWhat people say. Highly recommended as a fascinating and essential summary of sleep science that motivates viewers to prioritize their sleep.
quickpostin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Eight hours a night isn’t enough, according to a leading sleep scientist”
In addition to this, the JRE podcast with Matthew Walker has tons of fascinating insights into sleep (and how essential it is for health, longevity, etc.). Highly recommend just about everyone listen to it: Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker link to this video
jcimsin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In an Underslept State'”
Matthew Walker, the author of Why We Sleep, was on the Joe Rogan Experience recently. I've been in material cognitive decline over the past year or so and I'm nearly certain it's due to my abhorrent sleep patterns. This episode really helped me prioritize a fix over other things that would normally result in a night of 3-5 hrs in bed or on the floor (who knows how much actual sleep). It's a great episode: link to this video
markdog12in Hacker News • Recommends
On “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?”
Read it based on the thread you posted. I feel like it's a book everyone should read and wished I had read it sooner. Joe Rogan interviews the author here, great vid: link to this video
skadamatin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know”
Every single person here, if your serious about diving into the science of sleep, should read Matthew Walker's book: Why We Sleep: link His interview on Joe Rogan is a good summary: link to this video He covers everything from why we sleep (obv), naps, melatonin, etc. I've just finished it and really enjoyed it.
TheAceOfHeartsin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Ask HN: What podcasts do you listen to regularly?”
Joe Rogan Experience 0. I love that he sits down with people and actually has long in-depth conversations with them. Here's a few interesting ones: * Let's start with his Elon Musk discussion 1. It came out 2 weeks ago and it already has 14m views. They basically discuss a bunch of his ideas along with things such as AI and the future of humanity. It's fascinating to get a peek into the kind of person he is. * His discussion with Matthew Walker has been one of the most enlightening ones for me 2. He's a sleep expert, and in the podcast they go over different myths relating to that. There was recently a HN post 3 where some people were quoting him and his book. * Another big favorite…
mattjaynesin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Why Do Hospitals Hate Sleep So Much?”
To get up to speed on how dramatically sleep affects our cognitive performance, listen to this excellent interview with Matthew Walker (Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC Berkeley, and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science) link to this video link
throwaway010718in Hacker News • Recommends
On “Ask HN: Best talks of 2018?”
It's not a talk , but worth a mention. Joe Rogan interviews Matthew Walker, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science and author of the book "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams". link to this video
manigandhamin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie”
Great JRE podcast episode with Matthew Walker (Professor of Neuroscience, Founder of the Center for Human Sleep Science): link to this video
faitswulffin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Sleep quality and stress level matter more than languages or practices”
Surprisingly, the Joe Rogan interview covers most of the book and is pretty funny: link to this video If you have a long commute, I can recommend it.
locengin Hacker News • Recommends
On “How Microbiomes Affect Fear”
Watch this Joe Rogan interview with Matthew Walker - a sleep expert - for answer that doesn't counter science on alcohol: link to this video
mbestoin Hacker News • Recommends
On “Biomarker of Alzheimer's found to be regulated by sleep cycles”
…e get less sleep than they think they do. A few things IIRC from the book: - The specific number is irrelevant as long as its "around 7~9" - If you're lying down / resting this still "counts" (its not as impactful, but still beneficial) If people don't want to read the book, the JRE podcast is actually pretty good at summarizing whats in the book: link to this video Good high level points about what to do to get to sleep (5 things): link to this video…
pdfernhoutin Hacker News • Mentions
On “The Effect of Sleep on Happiness”
A very small fraction (<<1%) of the population has a genetic variant that may allow them to survive with less sleep according to Matthew Walker, who runs a center for sleep research at UC Berkeley. It is discussed in his book or you can watch him talk about it here: link to this video Wishing you the best in getting the benefits of less sleep without any health consequences. You might want to contact him to discuss.
pdfernhoutin Hacker News • Mentions
On “The Ambien Diaries”
Matthew Walker, a sleep expert, says sleep aids like Ambien are counter-productive. link "Dangers aside, Ambien and other hypnotics don’t necessarily provide you the kind of sleep your body actually needs. In his book, “Why We Sleep,” Matthew Walker, director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that the sleep people get from taking hypnotics doesn’t have the same restorative quality as natural sleep. In an interview with New York Magazine, Walker explains that drugs like Ambien simply “switch off the top of your cortex, the top of your brain, and put you into a state of unconsciousness.” The drugs actually sedate you, he says, and “sedati…
faitswulffin Hacker News • Mentions
On “Let Teenagers Sleep In”
It'll likely be the nth time Matthew Walker is cited here, but in his interview with Joe Rogan, he mentions this is likely a societal trend rather than a biological need: link to this video > Joe Rogan: Yeah, I've heard this recently, that people - that you should have two sleeps. The idea of two sleeps. > Matthew Walker: Yeah, it's actually a little different than the idea of two sleeps. So there was a time in the sort of Dickensian era where people would sleep for the first half of the night, maybe sort of 4 hours or so. Then they would wake up, they would socialize, they would eat, they would make love, then they would go back and have a second sleep. If you look at natural biological rhythms in the…
TheAceOfHeartsin Hacker News • Mentions
On “Ask HN: What is your best advice for a junior software developer?”
Try to sleep 8 to 9 hours every day. In this JRE podcast 0, Matthew Walker, a sleep expert, claimed that sleeping poorly can decrease your performance by 30%. Strive to maintain a good work-life balance. Burnout sucks. Your health and family are more important than work. A workplace that doesn't consider this to be the case is likely to be toxic. As for actual software development advice... Beware blanket statements. They can help you develop a low-resolution model so you don't suffer from paralysis, but real-world problems tend to be complex and messy. Here's an example: if you were building a traditional web app, many software engineers would probably suggest using something like Postgre…