Originally aired May 28, 2019
There are no two ways about it: winter is a great time to sleep. In fact, the Tangents crew all decided to sleep this entire week, which is what this episode is a rerun! See you next week/year!
We delve into the eternal mystery that is ‘sleep.’ Where do ours dreams come from? How does sleeping help rejuvenate our brains and bodies? Why do some people need less sleep than others? Turns out, no one really knows yet, but it’s still fun to talk about!
Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Head to http://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter!
And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker!
A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Garth Riley and Tom Mosner for helping to make the show possible!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you’re at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
#scishow #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishowtangents
[Truth or Fail]
Sleeping and Idea Generation:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/sleep-creativity-theory/560399/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12763/11-creative-breakthroughs-people-had-their-sleep
https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/08/mendeleev-periodic-table-dream/
https://www.inverse.com/article/3696-5-dreams-that-led-to-scientific-breakthroughs
[Fact Off]
Auto activation deficit:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24026624
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130911211923.htm
Narcolepsy and dogs:
https://med.stanford.edu/narcolepsy/narcolepsyhistory.html
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12026-014-8513-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9481825
https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/psychiatry/documents/narcolepsy/latestnews/cell98.pdf
[Ask the Science Couch]
Naturally short sleepers:
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/03/410051/scientists-discover-how-gene-mutation-reduces-need-sleep
https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3434.short?rss=1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589707/
Circadian rhythms:
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/science/variations/individual-variation-genetics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/having-this-gene-may-make-some-people-night-owls/
Flies:
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1007098
[Butt One More Thing]
Dormant butt syndrome:
https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/your-dormant-butt-might-be-to-blame-for-knee-hip-or-back-pain
Watch Now
