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.