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. But many of us have a hard time trying to get a good night’s sleep.
Tune in this Sunday 11 August 2024 at 11:00 am (Athens time) to the Infinitely Curious program of ERT and Voice of Greece with Katerina Batzaki and dive into the map of sleep, explore the effects of insomnia and understand why sleep is such a fundamental part of our lives.
Listen to circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster on the three popular theories about why we sleep and his hints at some bold new uses of sleep as a predictor of mental health.
Listen to sleep expert Matthew Walker on how sleep helps the functions of learning and memory and why counting sheep doesn’t help at all into falling asleep.
Learn what Dan Kwartler on the perils of insomnia and why Dr Michael Breus says waking up and falling back to sleep in the middle of night is a survival reminiscence we do anyway without realizing.
Finally, listen to Dr Susanne Bertish of Harvard Medical school , what are the most commonly used medication for falling asleep.
Produced and presented by Katerina Batzaki
Broadcast: Sunday 11 August 2024, 11:00 Athens time
