Matthew Walker

Former Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard, and now Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC Berkeley, as well as the founder and director of the school's Center for Human Sleep Science, Dr Matthew Walker is a celebrated sleep expert, and author of the New York Times bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, which was listed as one of Bill Gates’ top 5 books of 2019.  Dr Walker explains how we can harness sleep to dramatic effects including: to improve learning, mood, energy levels, and regulate hormones. His TED talk was one of the fastest to reach 1 million views (within less than 24 hours), and has now been viewed over 12 million times.