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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 40 MIN

Textbook Sleep #19: The Machinery of the Universe

from Textbook Sleep · host Jim Nolan

The Machinery of the Universe. Hang on, that actually sounds interesting! Not to worry—it’s not. It’s physics, but with an interesting title—academic bait and switch. But for the purposes of Textbook Sleep, the Maximum-Strength Sleep Aid podcast, this 1915 public-domain book by A. E. Dolbear, A.B., A.M., M.E., Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Tufts College, is just right for settling us in to a long winter’s nap. Your Apple Watch may wonder if you’ll ever wake up. It’s just the machinery of the universe, working perfectly to power you to sleep. Let’s start, shall we?This recording will end quietly. Get full access to Pieces of Jim at jimnolan1.substack.com/subscribe

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