Dr Michael Mosley: Why is sleep so important?

<p>If, like us, you love to read a good science book, (and thanks to this podcast we’ve read a fair few over the years), you’ll probably recognise the feeling of having more questions about its subject at the end of the book than before you even turned page one.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s because of this that we decided to launch the <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/books/the-science-focus-book-club/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Science Focus</em> Book Club</a>, where we pick out what we think is an excellent, thought provoking science book and ask your questions to its author.</p><p><br></p><p>You can sign up for the newsletter to find out which book is coming up next, but to give you a taster, in May, our legion of science book fans read <em>Fast Asleep</em>, by <em>Science Focus</em> columnist and BBC presenter <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/author/michaelmosley1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr Michael Mosley</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>In this week’s podcast we’ve selected a few of our favourite Q&amp;As where he explains everything you need to know about sleep; from what it is, why we need it and how to get more of it.</p><p><br></p><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">