For a dedicated to airing diverse views on important topics of the day sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our lives it affects our physical and mental health but only very recently have scientists begun to learn a lot about why we sleep and the purpose of sleep neuroscientist and sleep expert Matt Walker recently came to the Commonwealth Club where he explained the mysteries of sleep and its effects on our conscious and unconscious lives he also explored a variety of questions about dreaming sleep patterns aging and even disease prevention Walker was in conversation with Alice and then to Glenn the host of Fresh dialogues now let s join Matt Walker and Alice in Bendigo and in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. Good evening and welcome to tonight s program hosted by the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley My name is Allison Bendigo and I m host of Fresh dialogues and I m a contributor to the B.B.C. It s my pleasure to introduce Professor Matt Walker
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B.b.c. Radio launder. Lebanese at 1 o clock am Stephen Davis detectives investigating the murder of Daniel Frederick who was fatally stabbed in Hackney have charged a man who was attacked on the Milton gardens estate on January 3rd date 18 year old Casper care Osinski will appear at Thames magistrates court later a man accused of driving a van into a group of Muslims in north London said he and 2 others had planned to attack a protest March and hope to kill the Labor leader Jeremy Corbin to organise teams attack in Finsbury Park one person was killed and several others were injured during all sports denies one count of murder and another of attempted murder told the jury he wasn t driving the van Angus Crawford was a well it s Crown Court down Osborne told the court that he travelled to London to meet 2 friends called Terry and Dave to attack a protest March security was too tight so they arranged to go to Finsbury Park there Dave whose surname he didn t know got into the cab of the v