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Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" was one of the most popular and acclaimed wellness books of 2017. There's just one problem: Much of it isn't true. Thanks to University of Ottawa Postdoctoral Fellow Dylan Smith for helping us with the research! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Walker's TED Talk Alexey's blog post: Matthew Walker's "Why We Sleep" Is Riddled with Scientific and Factual Errors Walker’s Response Trouble With TED Does daylight savings kill people? Why We Sleep: A Tale Of Institutional Failure Is Matthew Walker’s “Why We Sleep” Riddled with Scientific and Factual Errors? Up All Night: The science of sleeplessness Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep Why Do We Sleep? Siesta in Healthy Adults and Coronary Mortality in the General Population A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk Has Adult Sleep Duration Declined Over the Last 50+ Years? Americans Are Sleeping More, If Not Necessarily Better High-profile sleep researcher loses paper for duplication Support the show