Sleep Expert Answers Questions From Twitter 💤 | Tech Support | WIRED
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Published 2022-03-03
Sleep researcher Dr. Jeffrey Iliff (University of Washington School of Medicine) answers the internet's burning questions about sleep. What causes sleep paralysis? Can we control our lucid dreams? Why do naps make us more tired? Can you ever catch up on sleep? Dr. Iliff answers all these questions and much more.
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Sleep Expert Answers Questions From Twitter 💤 | Tech Support | WIRE
All Comments (21)
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As a person who sleeps everyday, I approve this message.
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“It’s like brainwashing but without being in a cult” best thing I’ve heard today so far 💀
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He literally looks like a professional sleeper, like, he KNOWS how to sleep You take one look at him and your immediate thought is “oh yea, he can sleep”
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I think it’s hilarious how the brain becomes so active after you fall asleep. It’s like it’s down time, just hanging out and partying
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I hope you guys bring him back. I never thought somebody talking about sleep could be so interesting. It helps that he's so knowledge about the subject and explains stuff in an easy to digest way
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Bring this man back. He is so well spoken and passionate about his education. Love it
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I can sleep a whole 8 hours and feel like I was awake all night - it’s called paradoxical insomnia. You know that feeling when you’re trying to go to sleep so you lay with your eyes closed? Imagine 8 hours of that feeling even though you’re asleep the whole time.
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I’d say 90% of my dreams are lucid. I am almost always aware that I’m dreaming and if it’s dumb or something bad is about to happen I simply open my eyes. I didn’t even know there was a term for that. I thought I was just a weirdo.
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Just tested the 90 min advice Dr. Iliff said, instead of the other random values (30, 45) I used. Instead of feeling miserable as usual, I woke up refreshed and had no trouble going to sleep later that night. Thank you very much Dr. Iliff and WIRED.
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Sleep paralysis is crazy scary. I get the feeling of suffocating every single time it happens and it's very difficult to "snap" out of it. One of very few experiences in my life that I can say is truly terrifying.
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Such a fascinating video to watch at 3AM when I should be sleeping...
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Me watching this at 3:00 in the morning "Huh maybe I should sleep"
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"Stay off your phone an hour before bed". Me in my bed using my phone.
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This guy is so well-spoken and passionate about his subject
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I find it really fascinating that sleep paralysis and sleep walking seem to be two sides of the same coin! Either your brain is sleeping but youre still walking around and doing things, or your body has shut down but your senses and brain activity seem awake. Really interesting.
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How many people are watching this at 3am? 😂
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My dad has sleep apnea. Before he got a C-PAP machine, he was eating a lot and drinking a lot of caffeine, which really took a toll on his health and mood. Once he started the C-PAP machine, he lost a ton of weight! He was overeating to compensate for the lack of energy, so now that he was getting good sleep, he could eat less and still feel full. Just goes to show how sleep apnea really does affect the body.
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i feel like every episode is something that i didn’t know i was interested in until i watch it but i felt like this one was made for me. so interesting and insightful!
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I’ve experienced sleep paralysis twice and the first time was absolutely terrifying! Hallucinated something putting me back into my bed. Second time, I knew what was going on and was able to close my eyes and just go back to sleep.
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now the most important question: why do we suddenly jump while sleeping or right after we fall asleep?
