Gen Zzz: Why Sleep is Political

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 25 September 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Some 75% of adults don’t get the recommended seven to nine hours a night – and one in seven survive on dangerously low levels of sleep. So are we facing a national, or even international, sleep crisis? Lisa L. Lewis and Oxford professor Russell Foster talk to Jelena Sofronijevic about our body clocks, circadian rhythms, and why sleep is revolutionary. “Sleep is like shoe size. One size does not fit all.” – Professor Russell Foster “The tired brain remembers the bad experiences, but not the good ones.” – Professor Russell Foster “Some leaders think sleep is for wimps.” – Professor Russell Foster “In China, sleep has been politicised. Some people are sleeping on the streets as a form of protest.” – Professor Russell Foster Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jelena Sofronijevic. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold, Jelena Sofronijevic and Alex Rees. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Alex Rees. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Time-Science-Revolutionize-Health/dp/0241529301 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Deprived-Teen-Teenagers-Parents-Schools/dp/1642507911 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.4	Almost three quarters of adults in the UK don't get the recommended
1:15.8	seven to nine hours of sleep a night, and one in seven survive on dangerously low levels.
1:22.0	So are we facing a national or international sleep crisis?
1:25.2	I'm delighted to be joined by two very special guests to talk all things sleep.
1:29.7	Professor Russell Foster is an expert in circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford
1:34.7	and the author of Lifetime.
1:36.5	Hi Russell.
1:37.3	Hi, good to see you.
1:38.3	And Lisa L Lewis is a freelance journalist and the author of The Sleep Depdeprived teen, why our teenagers are so
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