Re:Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep: new research
by criddell on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:49AM
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All of what you said might be true and it could still be the best book on why sleep is important.
Re:Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep: new research
by kelnos on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:32PM
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It's also possible that someone who lies 99% of the time has something really important to say with the other 1% (if you can even separate it from the 99%), but I wouldn't consider that person trustworthy or even worth dealing with.
Not saying that perfectly describes Walker, but the evidence does seem to point in that direction.
If you still want to trust someone like that, I guess that's your prerogative, but... well, that sort of thing doesn't seem like a winning strategy in life.
Re:Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep: new research
by balfirevic on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:32AM
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If I'm allowed to just make shit up I could easily write an even better one!
Re:Not everyone needs 8 hours of sleep: new research
by T-1000 on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:20AM
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IMO he has mostly satisfying answers. He agrees with some minor points and he doesn't address important stuff like cutting out parts of graphs, but I don't think the criticism is strong enough to conclude that the book is "riddled with scientific and factual errors".
But it also looks like he ignores some of the more damning accusations, like cutting out parts of graphs that don't support his theories, being incorrect that the WHO has declared that we have a "sleep loss epidemic", and questions about where he actually earned his PhD (which he seems to continually misrepresent).
So yes, he seems to have responded to the criticism, but IMO not really addressed it to a satisfying degree.