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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2018 · 18 MIN

Why do we need sleep?

from Ask the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Why do we need sleep? How do tides work? Could aliens already be here that we simply can't detect? Plus, how being bird-brained isn't such a bad thing. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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