The Matt Walker Podcast

The Matt Walker Podcast

The Matt Walker Podcast is all about sleep, the brain, and the body. Matt is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of the book, Why We Sleep and has given a few TED talks. Matt is an awkward British nerd who adores science and the communication of science to the public.

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Episoder(186)

#17: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #1

#17: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #1

Matt has a special announcement this week: a new recurring type of episode called, ‘Sleep is Bloody Remarkable’. This series of episodes will share fascinating facts about sleep that will blow your m...

14 Mar 202213min

#16: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 2

#16: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 2

Matt returns with Part 2 of his series on sleep and weight gain. This time around, he teaches us how a lack of sleep not only makes you eat more food, but changes what types of food you want to eat, a...

28 Feb 202210min

#15: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 1

#15: Sleep & Weight Gain – Part 1

Matt kicks off a two-part series all about sleep, eating, and weight gain. He starts by introducing two appetite-regulating hormones: leptin and ghrelin. Matt explains how leptin sends a signal of f...

14 Feb 202212min

#14: Temperature – Part 2

#14: Temperature – Part 2

In the previous episode, Matt described the role of temperature in helping us fall asleep. In this episode, Matt teaches us all about the role of temperature in helping us stay asleep across the night...

31 Jan 202210min

#13: Temperature - Part 1

#13: Temperature - Part 1

In today's episode, Matt reveals how 1) your own temperature and, even more precisely, 2) the temperature of different parts of you, as well as 3) the temperature of your bedroom, can change how well ...

17 Jan 20229min

#12: Melatonin

#12: Melatonin

In today's episode, Matt takes us on a deep dive into melatonin. He covers four main topics: 1) what is melatonin? 2) how does melatonin work? 3) what does melatonin do, and *not* do, for sleep? 4) ho...

3 Jan 20229min

#11: Sleep & Caffeine – Part 2

#11: Sleep & Caffeine – Part 2

In this week’s episode, Matt continues his discussion of sleep and caffeine. Here, we learn about the paradox of coffee, one in which coffee provides health benefits, despite its negative impact on sl...

20 Des 202110min

#10:  Sleep & Caffeine – Part 1

#10: Sleep & Caffeine – Part 1

In today's episode, Matt unpacks the world of coffee, and caffeine in the first of a two-part series on caffeine. Matt describes the numerous health benefits associated with coffee, the fact that Matt...

6 Des 202111min

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