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Sleeping with Science

November 2021

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Why better sleep means a better sex life

Want a healthier love life? Get better sleep, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this episode, he explains how getting more quality shut-eye can boost fertility and vitality -- plus how sex can even improve your sleep.

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Want a healthier love life? Get better sleep, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this episode, he explains how getting more quality shut-eye can boost fertility and vitality -- plus how sex can even improve your sleep.

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Sleep scientist, professor, author

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Matt Walker is a brain scientist trying to understand why we sleep.

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