Sleep | Radiolab Podcast

From the Radiolab podcast: Birds do it, bees do it, yet science still can't answer the basic question - why do we sleep?
We had a question back in 2007, about a thing every creature on the planet does - from giant humpback whales to teeny fruit flies. Why do we all sleep? What does it do for us, and what happens when we go without? We take a peek at iguanas sleeping with one eye open, get in bed with a pair of sleep-deprived new parents, and eavesdrop on the uneasy dreams of rats.
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[@herbertkyagaba7977]

This was my most fascinating episode.. EVER!! Thank you Radiolab

[@tonykorbel688]

Brain food. Until your brain cleans itself during sleep.

[@NoWr2Run]

I sleep to forget but that always doesn't work, NIGHTMARES.