Sleep: Why We Need It and What Happens Without It
What happens when you don't sleep? And why do we need to do it anyways? Hank explains the science of sleep: the cause, the benefits, and who holds the record for going without it! Like SciShow?...
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If you're looking for someone with a normal human sleep schedule, I'm probably not your guy. Night time is when I do all of my best working, a lot of my best playing. Being awake at 8 AM, not my thing. And while part of me wishes I didn't have to sleep at all, I definitely do enjoy it. The need to sleep is one of the strongest biological urges we have. One of the few that we really can't control. And the fact is, you can die faster from sleep deprivation than food deprivation. So it is time to investigate the science behind this thing that we do for a third of our lives. Just try and stay awake for it. (Intro song) Even though the average person will spend 25 years of their life asleep, There's no scientific consensus as to why exa...
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If you're looking for someone with a normal human sleep schedule, I'm probably not your guy. Night time is when I do all of my best working, a lot of my best playing. Being awake at 8 AM, not my thing. And while part of me wishes I didn't have to sleep at all, I definitely do enjoy it. The need to sleep is one of the strongest biological urges we have. One of the few that we really can't control. And the fact is, you can die faster from sleep deprivation than food deprivation. So it is time to investigate the science behind this thing that we do for a third of our lives. Just try and stay awake for it. (Intro song) Even though the average person will spend 25 years of their life asleep, There's no scientific consensus as to why exa...
