Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR's Science Friday. Why We Sleep is his first book.
"Why We Sleep is simply a must-read. World-renowned neuroscientist
and sleep expert Matthew Walker takes us on a fascinating and
indispensable journey into the latest understandings of the science
of sleep. And the book goes way beyond satisfying intellectual
curiosity, as it explores the cognitive, health, safety and
business consequences of compromising the quality and quantity of
our sleep; insights that may change the way you live your life. In
these super-charged, distracting times it is hard to think of a
book that is more important to read than this one."
--Adam Gazzaley, co-author of The Distracted Mind, founder and
executive director of Neuroscape, and Professor of Neurology,
Physiology, and Psychiatry at University of California, San
Francisco "Most of us have no idea what we do with a third of our
lives. In this lucid and engaging book, Matt Walker explains the
new science that is rapidly solving this age-old mystery. Why We
Sleep is a canny pleasure that will have you turning pages well
past your bedtime."
--Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard and author of
Stumbling on Happiness "In Why We Sleep, Dr. Matt Walker
brilliantly illuminates the night, explaining how sleep can make us
healthier, safer, smarter, and more productive. Clearly and
definitively, he provides knowledge and strategies to overcome the
life-threatening risks associated with our sleep-deprived society.
Our universal need for sleep ensures that every reader will find
value in Dr. Walker's insightful counsel."
--Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., former NHTSA Administrator, NTSB member,
and NASA scientist
"A neuroscientist has found a revolutionary way of being cleverer,
more attractive, slimmer, happier, healthier and of warding off
cancer -- a good night's shut-eye ... It's probably a little too
soon to tell you that Why We Sleep saved my life, but I can tell
you that it's been an eye-opener."
--The Guardian
"A thoughtful tour through the still dimly understood state of
being asleep ... Why We Sleep is a book on a mission. Walker is in
love with sleep and wants us to fall in love with sleep, too. And
it is urgent. He makes the argument, persuasively, that we are in
the midst of a 'silent sleep loss epidemic' that poses 'the
greatest public health challenge we face in the 21st century' ...
Why We Sleep mounts a persuasive, exuberant case for addressing our
societal sleep deficit and for the virtues of sleep itself. It is
recommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic
sense."
--New York Times Book Review
"Fascinating ... Walker describes how our resting habits have
changed throughout history; the connection between sleep, chronic
disease, and life span; and why the pills and aids we use to sleep
longer and deeper are actually making our nights worse. Most
important, he gives us simple, actionable ways to get better
rest--tonight."
--Men's Journal
"The director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab explores
the purpose of slumber. Understanding the 'why, ' it turns out,
just might help you with the 'how to.'"
--People
"This is a stimulating and important book which you should read in
the knowledge that the author is, as he puts it, 'in love with
everything that sleep is and does.' But please do not begin it just
before bedtime."
--Financial Times
"Walker is a scientist but writes for the layperson, illustrating
tricky concepts with easily grasped analogies. Of particular
interest to business owners, educators, parents, and government
officials, and anyone who has ever suffered from a poor night's
sleep."
--Library Journal, starred review
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