#109 - How to Get More REM Sleep

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#159 - Why Thinking Makes You Tired

Why do you feel drained after sitting at a desk all day? Matt explores the unsettled science of mental fatigue. Popular ideas like running out of brain glucose are debunked. Instead of an empty fuel tank, the culprit may be a "full ashtray." Research links mental exhaustion to a ... Show more

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#158 - 10 Small Brain Quirks

From the "stopped clock illusion" to "cute aggression," Matt explores ten everyday brain quirks and proves these oddities are actually signs of a healthy mind. He groups them into categories of prediction, filtering, internal wiring, and memory, and goes on to reveal why we canno ... Show more

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