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The Science of Sleep

Sleep is a state that is relatively easy to reverse, which distinguishes it from hibernation or coma. A 2018 study suggests non-REM and REM sleep might work together to reorganize your thoughts and memories. Many scientific breakthroughs have been attributed to particularly revelatory dreams. One of our panelists has prepared three science facts for our education and enjoyment, but only one of those facts is real. The rest of us have to guess or determine through the fact that we already know things, which is the true fact. We get tricked, then the presenter gives the Hank Buck.

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