On Sleep and Saber-Toothed Tigers—Jessica Payne, Notre Dame

The idea behind this show is pretty simple: A university campus is a destination for all kinds of interesting people, so why not invite some of these folks out to brunch, where we’ll have an informal conversation about their work, and then we’ll turn those brunches into a podcast?

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In episode one, host Ted Fox talks with Notre Dame's Jessica Payne, a psychologist who directs the ND Sleep, Stress, and Memory Lab through the University’s Department of Psychology. They cover everything from the science of the power nap to our evolving understanding of the relationship between sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression.