The Matt Walker Podcast

#153- Sleeping in an MRI Machine

Today’s episode explores how scientists study the sleeping brain inside a roaring, 111-decibel MRI scanner. Despite the extreme noise and discomfort, researchers use slee

#152 - The Brain on Music

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Exploring the profound link between the brain and music

#151 - The Geography of Sleep

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt breaks down the conflict between wall clocks and o

#150 - The Neuroscience of Déjà Vu

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt digs into the neuroscience of déjà vu, reframing i

The Night Ferryman: A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Join Matt for a serene excursion across a valley lake u

#149 - The 11 largest Sleep Myths

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Debunking 11 sleep myths, Matt begins by explaining tha

#148 - Psychedelics for Mental Health

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt delves into how psychedelics like psilocybin and L

#147 - Does Sleep Really Clean Your Brain?

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt explores the brain's secret plumbing, a waste

#146 - How Sleep Changes Across the Human Lifespan

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt tracks sleep across the human lifespan, from newbo

#145 - How to get More Deep Sleep

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt explains the science of deep sleep, emphasizing th

#144 - Face Blindness Explained

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt explores how the brain constructs reality by exami

#143 - The Science of Love, Desire, and Sex

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt examines the neurobiology of love, defining it as

#142 - How Memory Affects Sleep

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Exploring how daily memories shape the biology of sleep

The Beekeepers Garden - A Sleep Story Read by Matt Walker

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt invites you to embark  upon a gentle journey to a

#141 - The Daylight Mistake

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt illuminates sunlight’s biological impact beyond Vi

#140 - Tired but Wired

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Exploring the "tired but wired" state where exhaustion

#139 - Waking Up

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt explains sleep inertia - the groggy transition to

#138 - The Sleepy Girl Mocktail

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Deconstructing the "Sleepy Girl Mocktail", Matt separat

#137 - Bedtime Procrastination

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt examines "revenge bedtime procrastination," where

#136 - Sleep & Sound

Want to sleep better alongside others doing the same? Come join my Art of Sleep community: skool.com/art-of-sleep Matt returns today to explain why humans didn't ev