Episode 6 - Sleep (the night shift episode)
Night shift banter and Rhonda Patrick Shoutout - 0050
Intro to sleep and an interruption - 02:05
4am in Geelong, Nasal Breathing and Sparta - 02:50
Wisdom of the 1600s and polyphasic sleep- 06:05
Nasal breathing with tape? - 08:50
The nasal cycle and in praise of nasal breathing - 10:20
Effect size skepticism - 14:50
Circadian rhythm in ageing and sleep - 16:20
COVID Normal and sleep patterns - 18:20
Daylight savings and heart attacks - 18:50
Melatonin - 21:20
Sleep research, sirtuins and genes - 23:20
Link to hierarchical model of ageing - 23:50
Musings on circadian regulation of ageing - 25:50
Drosophila and day length - 28:20
Sleep pressure vs Circadian rhythm - 30:20
Remote labs and theoretical biology - 31:35
Paradox of studying sleep - 35:05
Sleep, Memory and Machine Learning - 38:20
Closing thoughts - 44:20
Matthew Walker shoutout - 46:05