Matt Walker: Sleep | Lex Fridman Podcast #210
8,777Matt 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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Matt's Website: https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:05 - Putin moment: Lex takes Matt's sunglasses
2:26 - Fascination with sleep
6:35 - Why do we sleep?
15:06 - Computer vision for driver assistance
24:28 - Consciousness is fundamental
32:34 - Lex on human to robot connection
35:01 - Scent of a Woman is better than "John Wick"
46:42 - Distinction between coffee and caffeine
1:12:26 - The science of 'sleeping on it'
1:26:19 - Lex on his sleeping schedule
1:51:23 - Chronotypes
1:58:52 - How to overcome insomnia
2:16:15 - Diet and sleep
2:25:12 - Where do dreams come from?
2:38:50 - How sleep affects emotions
2:45:43 - Meaning of life
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