White noise is everywhere, and it's association with sleep has been discussed for decades. But what exactly is white noise, and does it play a role in optimizing sleep?In this episode we will cover: the science of white noise and what it representshow the history of white noise machines has evolvedrelationships and research looking at white noise, sleep, memory, and cognitionthe recent research linking white noise to brain damagethe emergence of pink noise and how it differs from white noisedifferences between other "colors of noise" specifically purple/violet, grey, brown, and blue.binaural beats, what they are, and the science linking them with better sleepNOTE: Your AirPods are working fine. The recording software used to record this episode completely suppressed all of the noise samples played during the episode. To hear examples of the noise colors mentioned in this podcast, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noiseProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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