Kenneth Miller: Mapping The Darkness Complete Interviews
March 3, 2025
Part 1:
What happens when we sleep? Why do we need sleep? These basic questions went unanswered for a long time because sleep was so difficult to study. On this episode of Inquiry, we talk with award-winning journalist KENNETH MILLER about his revealing scientific history: MAPPING THE DARKNESS: THE VISIONARY SCIENTISTS WHO UNLOCKED THE MYSTERIES OF SLEEP.
Part 2:
Tonight on Inquiry, we welcome back award-winning journalist KENNETH MILLER to continue our conversation about his new book: MAPPING THE DARKNESS: THE VISIONARY SCIENTISTS WHO UNLOCKED THE MYSTERIES OF SLEEP. Tonight: EEGs and figuring out what happens during REM.
Part 3:
Inquiry welcomes back award-winning journalist KENNETH MILLER for a third conversation about his new book MAPPING THE DARKNESS: THE VISIONARY SCIENTISTS WHO UNLOCKED THE MYSTERIES OF SLEEP. Tonight we’ll talk about the groundbreaking research of Brown University sleep scientist Mary Carskadon, who conducted long-term studies on sleep patterns in adolescents and how their “chronic sleep debt” affects their school work and emotional health. We’ll also talk about the discovery of circadian rhythms and the relationship between lack of sleep and catastrophes.
