Matthew Walker
Book Shambles EXTRAA Book Shambles EXTRA this week, free and unedited for everyone. Robin chats extensively with sleep expert and neuroscientists Matthew Walker about his new book, Why We Sleep, out this week. They chat about the evolution of sleep, dreams, Jung defecating on cathedrals, alien abductions, the writing of Carl Sagan, Knausgaard and more.
Next week will be a ‘normal’ episode with an extended edition for Patreon supporters like usual. You can become a Patreon for as little as $1 an episode (maximum of three charged episodes a month) at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Reading List
Matthew recommends:
The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman
The writings of Brian Cox
Robin recommends:
Why We Sleep by Matt Walker
The writings of Carl Jung
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets by Luke Dittrich
The My Struggle series by Karl Ove Knausgaard
