The TED Interview cover image

How to sleep during a pandemic with Matt Walker

The TED Interview

00:00

Is the Invasion of Technology Into the Bedroom a Good Thing?

There is a feeling in the sleep science community that the invasion of technology into the bedroom hasn't necessarily been a good thing. Technology has done wonderful things for us, im is the enhancement and improvement of our sleep one of them? I think at this stage it's probably not. The greater impact of technology is less so with the blue light coming from these devices. And we know firstly that if you're using your phone, it can cause something called sleep procrastination. It trains our brain to essentially expect that sort of stress every single morning.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app