Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker

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. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501144316

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Apr 25, 20181h 55mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 25, 2018
Duration: 1h 55m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
Watch on YouTube: ▶ Open ↗

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501144316

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Joe Rogan
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Matthew Walker
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Matthew Walker, Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker explores sleep Scientist Reveals Hidden Dangers of Our Chronic Sleep Deprivation Neuroscientist Matthew Walker explains why adequate, high-quality sleep is foundational to health, performance, and longevity, not just a lifestyle choice. He details how modern habits—late-night light exposure, alcohol, marijuana, shift work, long work hours, and early school times—are quietly degrading our sleep and sharply increasing risks of cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, obesity, and accidents.

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