Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN readers recommend it as an accessible, motivating summary of Why We Sleep for people who will not read the book.
What it is
Joe Rogan interviews Matthew Walker, Berkeley neuroscience professor and author of Why We Sleep. They discuss what sleep does for the brain and body, the effects of sleep deprivation, and sleep myths.
Recommended by 12 HN commenters across 9 different months, 2018 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec sakopov · 2018-05 · 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] [this video]
Strong rec quickpost · 2018-06 · 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 [this video]
Strong rec jcims · 2018-06 · 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: [this video]
Recommends markdog12 · 2018-07 · 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: [this video]
Recommends skadamat · 2018-07 · 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: [this video] He covers everything from why we sleep (obv), naps, melatonin, etc. I've just finished it and really enjoyed it.
Recommends TheAceOfHearts · 2018-09 · 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
Recommends mattjaynes · 2018-12 · 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) [this video] [LINK]
Recommends throwaway010718 · 2018-12 · 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". [this video]