Sleep Deprivation

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We've got a culture that prides ourselves on working really hardd and, you know, i can sleep when i'm dead kind of culture. But with sleep its it's much more of an invisible issue for some reason. No one's walking around going, yet, i get by on no food, or at least no one's loudly proclaiming it. Human beings are terrible at judging how impaired they are by sleeping - but let's talk about drunk driving.

Dr. Judith Owens, the Director for the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital, joins Adam this week to discuss sleep deprivation and mortality, the circadian clock of cells, jet lag tips and more. Plus, Judith answers burning sleep questions from the Factually! crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.