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The New Science of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker in conversation Hannah MacInnes

68 mins watch time

Posted June 2019

Wellbeing, Most Watched, Science

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world – Alzheimer’s, cancer, obesity, diabetes – has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this talk, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters.