Showing results for "The Science of Sleep" in All Categories

Whether you’re looking to improve your skin, boost your energy, or find inner peace, The Beauty Sleep Blueprint provides everything you need to turn your nights into a sanctuary of renewal and wake up every morning feeling and looking your best.

Sleep is the subject of intense scientific debate among biologists and neuroscientists. Why must we spend about one-third of our lives asleep? What exactly is sleep? Why does a lack of sleep impair our cognitive abilities and leave us vulnerable to a host of medical issues ranging from obesity to reduced resistance to infectious disease?

Bedtime stories about science to help you drift off into a peaceful deep sleep

We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science ...

The Science of Sleep, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts - and the prescription to sleep well - in his signature engaging style. Adapted from Medina's Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp, in this chapter, you'll learn how the sleep cycle is born of a constant tension between hormones and brain regions vying to keep you awake and hormones and brain regions trying to make you go to sleep. This is called opponent-process theory.

The relationship between sleep and storytelling is an ancient one. For centuries sleep has provided writers with a magical ingredient, a passage of time during which great changes miraculously occur, an Orpheus-like voyage through the subconscious daubed with the fantastic. But over the last 10 years, our scientific understanding of sleep has been revolutionised. No longer is sleep viewed as a time of simple rest and recuperation. Instead it is proving to be an intensely dynamic period of brain activity.

In this audiobook, you will discover much about sleep you probably didn’t know. This audiobook delves into the most important issues around sleep in easily understood detail. If you are curious about the nature of sleep, as in how much we actually know about what sleep is, the purpose it serves in our lives, and what happens when we don’t sleep enough, you have ordered the perfect audiobook.

Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They are also intensely social and have advanced long-term memories. In this episode, a parade of Asian elephants makes its way through the Sri Lankan forest to a lake for drinks and mud baths, stopping periodically for group naps. The female leading the parade uses infrasonic rumbles—inaudible to humans, but traveling as far as two miles along the surface of the Earth as seismic waves—to invite friends and family around the forest to join her at the reservoir.

Dung beetles might sound dirty, but the ancient Egyptians believed their god took the form of a dung beetle to roll the morning sun across the sky every day. In this episode, we roll with dung beetles around the world as they push their precious dung—often in balls many times larger than they are—over Florida pastures, Armenian highlands, and the vast South African savanna.

In Why Do We Dream?, author Rowanze Belrose takes listeners on a fascinating journey through one of science’s greatest enigmas—the strange and beautiful world of dreams. Blending accessible neuroscience with a sense of wonder, this book reveals what’s happening inside your head when you drift off to sleep—and why your dreams might be more important than you think.

We spend a third of our lives sleeping, and this podcast is all about understanding sleep. We know a lot about what the brain does in sleep, but we are just starting to understand why it does some of these things, and even more excitingly, how we can take full advantage of sleep and also manipulate it for our own ends. In each episode, neuroscientist Penny Lewis interviews a different sleep researcher, talking about a various aspect of sleep science. Topics include sleep physiology and medicine, circadian rhythm, how sleep impacts on our memories and creativity, Sleep Engineering for enhanced ...

Ellen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood, financially strapped, and desperate. Within a year of each other, her sons, ages two and four, died mysteriously, and Boehm's eight-year-old daughter then suffered a near-fatal mishap when a hair dryer fell into the girl's bath. While neighbors wondered how Boehm remained so calm through it all, Det. Sgt. Joseph Burgoon of St. Louis Homicide had darker suspicions.

This groundbreaking book takes a deep dive into the latest scientific research on sleep, revealing the fascinating complexities of the sleep process and its crucial role in our overall health and well-being. You'll learn about the different stages of sleep, the impact of sleep deprivation, and the surprising benefits of napping.

Sleep is essential to being human; we cannot live without it. However, a good night's sleep can be challenging for many of us. Fortunately, Rina Harri's book The Science of Sleep offers listeners a comprehensive guide on how to get a good night's rest and maximize the benefits that come with it.

It is a cautionary tale of the legacy of the danger of a poisonous food additive and the failure of a government, corrupted by greed, to safeguard the health and welfare of its people. This is a handbook that teaches the tools you will need to protect those you love and inform them about the causes of a number of diseases that have, until now, proven inexplicably elusive to a medical community beholden to Big Pharma... While Science Sleeps.

Relax with Sleep Whispers and enjoy ASMR bedtime sleep stories for kids and adults. Episodes include gently whispered meditations, bedtime stories, poems, trivia, and curious Wikipedia articles. Access all 400+ episodes (FREE for a limited time) at www.silkpodcasts.com.

Blast off to bedtime fun with The Crayon Rocket to Planet Sleep! Join a little artist as they color, draw, and zoom through the stars on a rocket made entirely of crayons. Every minute sparks imagination and creativity while guiding young dreamers gently toward a cozy, peaceful sleep. Perfect for children who love art, adventure, and bedtime magic!

Does your mind race with worries and worst-case scenarios, especially at night? Have you tried deep breathing or positive thinking, only to have anxiety return stronger than before? You are not broken, and you are not alone. The Ultimate Toolkit to Rewire Your Anxious Brain blends neuroscience with relatable stories. Journey with Sarah, Lisa, and Grandpa John as they face panic attacks, social anxiety, and lifelong worry—showing that relief is possible at any age.

Downloaded the apps, opened the books, repeated the phrases. Yet every time, life gets in the way. What if the time you don’t have — your sleep — is actually all you need? We’ve been conditioned to believe learning must feel like work. But neuroscience proves the opposite — your brain absorbs new information most effectively during rest, not effort.

Deep Sleep Rain Sounds delivers 8 full hours of steady, soothing rainfall designed to help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and relax more deeply. Each episode features continuous rain ambience—gentle rainfall, soft water textures, and a smooth, even sound profile—with no voices, music, or sudden changes. Ideal for deep sleep, relaxation, meditation, stress relief, or background sound, this podcast creates a calm nighttime environment you can rely on every night.