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Sleep Yourself Smart
Welcome to our voyage of discovery. In this series we’ll be travelling to many hard to reach places. Some hidden from view deep waters, high skies, the vastness of space.
We’ll fly with a bee across a summer meadow all the way into her hive. Dive deep into the ocean to visit the miraculous Black Smokers. And we’ll even travel on the inside of a water molecule before it turns into a hailstone.
We’re on an extraordinary audio journey of imagination – to learn something fascinating about our world and gently relax or fall asleep along the way.
Let your mind wander and unwind.
Episode 1 - Journey into the Rainforest Canopy
This expedition will take us up high. We’ll be travelling from the jungle floor to the canopy of a tropical rainforest – where we'll meet sloths, capuchin monkeys and parrots. At a height of 40 to 60 metres, this is a world of its own. One of extreme heat tempered by hours of rain showers.
Episode 2 - Journey to the Black Smokers
This adventure doesn’t leave the planet, but we’ll be going all the way down to the miraculous ‘Black Smokers’ found deep under the sea. Once there we’ll be could this be the source of all life on Earth?
Episode 3 - Journey into a Beehive
In this trip, we'll be joining a bee as she travels deep into her hive. We’ll discover how bees dance to explain directions and hear all about the unique preservative only these beautiful insects know the secret recipe for.
Episode 4 - Journey To The ISS
With a crew of three, this expedition will take us to the ISS, or International Space Station. Here we will uncover how astronauts live, eat and wash, up here in the nothingness of space.
Episode 5 - Journey into a Hail Cloud
This adventure is all about the weather and we’re going to have to get very small! We’re going to hitch a ride with a water molecule into a cloud of hailstones and take a close look at it from the inside. It might not always be comfortable, but don’t worry, we’ll keep you safe and sound.
Episode 6 - Journey into a Volcano
Now we’re going on a visit right into the heart of a volcano off the coast of Sicily. There are around 1500 active volcanoes on Earth. We’ll learn about magma chambers and vents and the power of red fiery lava.
Episode 7 - Journey into a Polar Bear's Fur
Our expedition takes us deep into a polar bear’s fur. We’re in the north of Greenland and it’s springtime. Here we’ll learn about the extraordinary ways a polar bear’s fur keeps it snuggly and warm despite the arctic conditions it survives in.
Episode 8 - A Space Voyage to A Red Dwarf
We’ll be going so far away for this adventure we’ll need a vehicle with a warp drive. We’re traveling to a star known as GJ 887, a so-called ‘Red Dwarf’. Get ready for a very speedy flight.
Episode 9 - Journey with the Grey Whales
On this trip, we’re going to accompany a pod of grey whales on their annual migration from the Arctic Sea to Mexico and back again. Our journey commences in the Gulf of California and we find ourselves inside a mussel that has made its home on the head of a whale.
Episode 10 - Journey to a lunar mountain
For this journey, we’re going to touch down on the moon before setting off to a lunar mountain. The ride in our lunar module will be dusty and bumpy, but we’ll learn about days and nights on the moon and experience a 5000m ascent with relative ease.
Episode 11 - Travelling on the back of a Golden Eagle
This expedition takes us to dizzying heights, flying high above the Bavarian Alps with an epic golden eagle. We’ll let ourselves be carried upwards by warm air currents and along sunlit mountain slopes. You’ll also experience how an eagle surprises its prey by diving at 200 kilometres per hour!
Episode 12 - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
An adventure to the interior of our planet! This unusual journey will take us through five different mile-thick layers of the Earth. To do this, we’ll first climb into the side vent of an active volcano.
We’ll fly with a bee across a summer meadow all the way into her hive. Dive deep into the ocean to visit the miraculous Black Smokers. And we’ll even travel on the inside of a water molecule before it turns into a hailstone.
We’re on an extraordinary audio journey of imagination – to learn something fascinating about our world and gently relax or fall asleep along the way.
Let your mind wander and unwind.
Episode 1 - Journey into the Rainforest Canopy
This expedition will take us up high. We’ll be travelling from the jungle floor to the canopy of a tropical rainforest – where we'll meet sloths, capuchin monkeys and parrots. At a height of 40 to 60 metres, this is a world of its own. One of extreme heat tempered by hours of rain showers.
Episode 2 - Journey to the Black Smokers
This adventure doesn’t leave the planet, but we’ll be going all the way down to the miraculous ‘Black Smokers’ found deep under the sea. Once there we’ll be could this be the source of all life on Earth?
Episode 3 - Journey into a Beehive
In this trip, we'll be joining a bee as she travels deep into her hive. We’ll discover how bees dance to explain directions and hear all about the unique preservative only these beautiful insects know the secret recipe for.
Episode 4 - Journey To The ISS
With a crew of three, this expedition will take us to the ISS, or International Space Station. Here we will uncover how astronauts live, eat and wash, up here in the nothingness of space.
Episode 5 - Journey into a Hail Cloud
This adventure is all about the weather and we’re going to have to get very small! We’re going to hitch a ride with a water molecule into a cloud of hailstones and take a close look at it from the inside. It might not always be comfortable, but don’t worry, we’ll keep you safe and sound.
Episode 6 - Journey into a Volcano
Now we’re going on a visit right into the heart of a volcano off the coast of Sicily. There are around 1500 active volcanoes on Earth. We’ll learn about magma chambers and vents and the power of red fiery lava.
Episode 7 - Journey into a Polar Bear's Fur
Our expedition takes us deep into a polar bear’s fur. We’re in the north of Greenland and it’s springtime. Here we’ll learn about the extraordinary ways a polar bear’s fur keeps it snuggly and warm despite the arctic conditions it survives in.
Episode 8 - A Space Voyage to A Red Dwarf
We’ll be going so far away for this adventure we’ll need a vehicle with a warp drive. We’re traveling to a star known as GJ 887, a so-called ‘Red Dwarf’. Get ready for a very speedy flight.
Episode 9 - Journey with the Grey Whales
On this trip, we’re going to accompany a pod of grey whales on their annual migration from the Arctic Sea to Mexico and back again. Our journey commences in the Gulf of California and we find ourselves inside a mussel that has made its home on the head of a whale.
Episode 10 - Journey to a lunar mountain
For this journey, we’re going to touch down on the moon before setting off to a lunar mountain. The ride in our lunar module will be dusty and bumpy, but we’ll learn about days and nights on the moon and experience a 5000m ascent with relative ease.
Episode 11 - Travelling on the back of a Golden Eagle
This expedition takes us to dizzying heights, flying high above the Bavarian Alps with an epic golden eagle. We’ll let ourselves be carried upwards by warm air currents and along sunlit mountain slopes. You’ll also experience how an eagle surprises its prey by diving at 200 kilometres per hour!
Episode 12 - Journey to the Centre of the Earth
An adventure to the interior of our planet! This unusual journey will take us through five different mile-thick layers of the Earth. To do this, we’ll first climb into the side vent of an active volcano.
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December 18, 2025
2/5
I mean the book wasn’t bad but I feel no smarter. I did sleep through one chapter and I couldn’t tell you a single thing about the topic…
I’m not sure I understand the point of this book at all. It kinda felt like trying to fall asleep with discovery channel on my tv.
I mean the book wasn’t bad but I feel no smarter. I did sleep through one chapter and I couldn’t tell you a single thing about the topic…
I’m not sure I understand the point of this book at all. It kinda felt like trying to fall asleep with discovery channel on my tv.
January 30, 2026
I started this audiobook only because it was included with my Audible subscription—no big expectations, just something to listen to for entertainment. And it completely surprised me.
It takes you on a guided tour through places that leave you genuinely amazed: tropical rainforests, the International Space Station, a volcano, the Moon, the center of the Earth, a single raindrop, the world of eagles, the world of whales, and a few other “worlds” I can’t even remember now. In each one, the adaptations—of humans to extreme environments and especially of animals to their habitats—are fascinating.
I honestly thought I wouldn’t enjoy this topic in audio form, but the descriptions are so vivid and detailed that I preferred it to watching a documentary on TV. If you like learning while feeling a sense of wonder, this one is absolutely worth it.
It takes you on a guided tour through places that leave you genuinely amazed: tropical rainforests, the International Space Station, a volcano, the Moon, the center of the Earth, a single raindrop, the world of eagles, the world of whales, and a few other “worlds” I can’t even remember now. In each one, the adaptations—of humans to extreme environments and especially of animals to their habitats—are fascinating.
I honestly thought I wouldn’t enjoy this topic in audio form, but the descriptions are so vivid and detailed that I preferred it to watching a documentary on TV. If you like learning while feeling a sense of wonder, this one is absolutely worth it.
December 7, 2025
Sleep Yourself Smart is an engaging and surprisingly accessible look at how sleep shapes our cognitive abilities, mood, and overall wellbeing. I really enjoyed the way the authors balanced science with practical advice, making it easy to understand without ever feeling oversimplified. The explanations around sleep cycles and brain function were particularly interesting and gave me a clearer sense of why good sleep matters so much.
Some sections felt a little repetitive, which is why it’s a four star rather than a five for me, but overall it was informative, well-structured, and genuinely helpful. I’ve taken away several tips that I’m already trying to put into practice. A great read if you’re interested in improving your sleep and understanding the science behind it.
Some sections felt a little repetitive, which is why it’s a four star rather than a five for me, but overall it was informative, well-structured, and genuinely helpful. I’ve taken away several tips that I’m already trying to put into practice. A great read if you’re interested in improving your sleep and understanding the science behind it.
December 12, 2025
Audiobook
December 31, 2025
It’s like the nature channel, but in audio form only. It’s nice to hear, but it’s mostly stuff you’d learn in elementary school science.
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