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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Paradox of Sleep with Matthew Walker

S14 E65

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Published October 27, 2023 2:00am

What happens when we go to sleep? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the mystery of why we sleep, time dilation in dreams, circadian rhythms, and sleeping in space with neuroscientist Matt Walker. 

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Thanks to our Patrons Micheal Unwin, Vijay Krishnan, Leroy Gutierrez, alycia allen, Hilary Rush, Kira Lesser, and Daryl Sawyer for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: ManuelSchottdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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