Matthew Walker

British-American sleep scientist — UC Berkeley professor — author of Why We Sleep — the most prominent public advocate for sleep science — whose book has been criticized for overstating research claims while successfully making sleep a health priority.

Creates the mainstream sleep science argument — Why We Sleep synthesizes decades of sleep research into a cohesive public health argument (that sleep deprivation causes cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and early death) in a way that made sleep a mainstream health priority.