Sleeping on a Kitchen Sponge

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Many people have this question including the wonderful Skype scientist. Todd McLaren, Jocelyn Vincent, Ivy Crutchfield, Chris Hubbard and Alina Prichit all had the same question. We sleep better in colder temperatures because we evolved to be out of doors more so we know that the temperature dips,. we sleep better but a lot of times you have full sleep if you were sleeping too hot of a room which guilty is charged.

This episode, and Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton, are a true joy. The UCLA professor, host of the Biology of Superheroes Podcast and Thermophysiologist talks about big animals vs. little ones, lizard storms, dinosaur blood, hibernating bears, why you sweat in your sleep, antifreeze frogs, miracle hamsters, why different people run at very different temperatures, how comic books influence the way he sees science, learning how his brain works and some time management hacks that he uses as a professor and host of an amazing podcast. Get ready to have a new science buddy.

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