Dr. Matthew Walker

Okay.

And does it change for parents, by the way?

Because I've met so many parents that seem to be functioning better than me and they're having like four or five hours sleep.

Did evolution not give parents any leeway or anything when they have kids that suddenly their brain changes and now they can survive with less sleep?

It's your offspring that gets... So it sacrifices you.

In a way.

I mean, that's what we see in the animal kingdom.

Did you see that documentary about the octopus?

I mean, I thought it was a beautiful documentary, but... The TLDR for anyone that hasn't seen it is once the octopus... And I'm going to completely butcher this, so please ignore.

Once the octopus has given birth...

It dies?

Basically, it doesn't move out of that hole and it dies?

Is that rough?

Well, I don't know if it dies, but it's a level of active life.

I searched, does the octopus die after reproduction?

And it says yes.

Female octopuses die after their eggs hatch.

After laying eggs, a female stops eating and devotes all of her energy to protecting and oxygenating them until they hatch.

Once they do, she dies shortly after.

A process called semi-loparity.