A. Canon (books) — the densest single objects per author
Core canonical books for Panda, Walker, and Mednick.
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[1] Penguin Random House
The Circadian Code
Core circadian + timing logic.
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[2] Penguin Random House
The Circadian Diabetes Code
Timing applied to metabolic control; expanded/updated edition.
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[3] Simon & Schuster
Why We Sleep
Sleep architecture, systems-level consequences, and mechanism-to-outcome explanations.
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[4] Hachette Book Group
The Power of the Downstate
Ultradian recovery as a first-class operating mode.
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[5] Workman
Take a Nap! Change Your Life
Nap strategy + nap types and use-cases.
B. First-party “operator media” — the highest-signal core library
Primary media hubs, episodes, tools, and official pages authored/hosted by Huberman, Walker, Mednick, and Panda (or their labs/centers/platforms).
1) Huberman (circadian + sleep toolchains)
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[6] hubermanlab.com
Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake
Baseline model: circadian + homeostatic sleep pressure + anchors.
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[7] hubermanlab.com
Sleep Toolkit: Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing
Full protocol stack.
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[8] hubermanlab.com
Using Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health
Light as the primary circadian lever.
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[9] hubermanlab.com
How to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
Phase-shift logic; temperature minimum, light timing, travel/shift strategies.
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[10] hubermanlab.com
Essentials: How to Defeat Jet Lag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
Compressed version.
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[11] hubermanlab.com
NSDR hub (Non-Sleep Deep Rest)
Ultradian downshift protocol library.
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[12] hubermanlab.com
Newsletter: Toolkit for Sleep
Protocol summary + checklist framing.
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[13] hubermanlab.com
Newsletter: Using Light for Health
Light timing summary as a repeatable ruleset.
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[14] hubermanlab.com
Newsletter: Daylight savings time shift & sleep
Micro phase-shift handling.
2) Walker (sleep architecture + systems outputs)
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[15] humansleepscience.com
Center for Human Sleep Science (CHSS) — main hub
Public lectures, podcast season(s), interviews.
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[16] humansleepscience.com
CHSS Media — Season 1 playlist
Stage-by-stage + caffeine/alcohol + immunity/emotion + “how much sleep”.
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[17] humansleepscience.com
CHSS Publications page
Curated paper list.
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[18] Apple Podcasts
The Matt Walker Podcast (official listing)
Official podcast listing page.
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[19] MasterClass
Walker MasterClass
Structured course format.
3) Mednick (ultradian recovery windows + naps)
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[20] saramednick.com
Nap Wheel (timing + duration decision engine)
Timing + duration decision engine.
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[21] saramednick.com
Mednick Books page (central index)
Central index of books.
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[22] TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How long should your naps be?
Short format nap timing and duration overview.
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[23] sleepandcognitionlab.org
Sleep & Cognition Lab (Mednick lab hub)
Lab hub for research and people.
4) Panda (circadian timing + feeding-time coupling)
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[24] mycircadianclock.org
myCircadianClock (project + platform)
Project and platform hub.
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[25] mycircadianclock.org
myCircadianClock app info
Implementation layer / app information.
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[26] panda.salk.edu
Panda Lab videos hub
Talks / lectures index.
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[27] UCTV
UCTV talk: “An Ideal Circadian Day”
Full-day timing archetype.
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[28] YouTube
Performance Around the Clock (YouTube channel)
Circadian performance education.
C. Integration episodes (direct Panda↔Huberman and Walker↔Huberman alignment objects)
Cross-author long-form integration objects for alignment and contradiction resolution.
Panda ↔ Huberman
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[29] hubermanlab.com
Dr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity
Meal timing ↔ circadian ↔ sleep coupling.
Walker ↔ Huberman (sleep architecture + naps + caffeine)
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[30] hubermanlab.com
Dr. Matthew Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep
Broad architecture + levers, long-form.
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[31] hubermanlab.com
Guest Series: How to Structure Your Sleep, Use Naps & Time Caffeine
Nap logic + caffeine logic + chronotype.
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[32] hubermanlab.com
Guest Series: Improve Sleep to Boost Mood & Emotional Regulation
Sleep→emotion regulation pathways.
D. Research spine (the “hard references” that anchor Module 1)
Foundational papers and reviews used as the hard reference layer for timing, eating windows, naps, restoration, and learning.
Panda (circadian / timing / eating window)
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[33] PubMed
Time-restricted feeding prevents metabolic disease in mice
Foundational TRF timing proof.
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[34] PubMed
Smartphone app reveals erratic human eating timing
Real-world timing map; links fasting duration to time-in-bed patterns.
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[35] OUP Academic
Time-restricted eating review (Endocrine Reviews; Manoogian & Panda)
Mechanism + translation.
Mednick (naps / ultradian restoration / learning)
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[36] PubMed
Restorative effect of naps on perceptual deterioration
Nap as restoration signal.
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[37] PubMed
Sleep-dependent learning: a nap is as good as a night
Nap as consolidation vehicle; nap composition matters.
E. Primitive Ledger (Module-1 measurement + journaling objects)
“Write-to-ledger” surfaces that make Timing Gate falsifiable without adding new authorities.
These are intentionally operational surfaces (tracking / codification / reference checks), not just educational resources.
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[24] mycircadianclock.org
myCircadianClock
Timestamps the feeding window and reveals drift / late bias.
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[20] saramednick.com
Nap Wheel
Timestamps the ultradian recovery window (duration class + timing class).
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[7] hubermanlab.com
Huberman Sleep Toolkit
Codifies sleep/wake timing, light timing, temperature, and wind-down into a repeatable ruleset.
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[16] humansleepscience.com
CHSS Media / Podcast season objects
Stage-by-stage reference checks (architecture integrity).
F. Contradiction Engine packets (topic clusters where errors usually hide)
Conflict packets for resolving common false binaries and timing mistakes.
1) “Naps help” vs “Naps ruin sleep” (ultradian vs circadian conflict)
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[36] PubMed
Mednick’s nap restoration (restorative effect of naps)
What naps do (restoration axis).
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[20] saramednick.com
Mednick’s Nap Wheel
When naps flip from helpful to disruptive.
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[31] hubermanlab.com
Walker↔Huberman: naps + sleep inertia + night sleep impact
Operational tradeoff handling.
2) “Caffeine for performance” vs “Caffeine damages architecture”
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[31] hubermanlab.com
Walker↔Huberman: caffeine timing, naps, downstream sleep stages
Caffeine timing and architecture consequences in one object.
3) “Light fixes everything” vs “Light is a blunt weapon”
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[8] hubermanlab.com
Huberman: light as circadian anchor & phase tool
Morning/evening rules and light timing logic.
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[9] hubermanlab.com
Huberman: jet lag / shift work = light + temperature-minimum logic
Phase-shift precision and use-case constraints.
4) “Meal timing is metabolism” vs “Meal timing is circadian biology”
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[1] Penguin Random House
Panda: The Circadian Code
Circadian timing as a variable for health + TRE as circadian alignment.
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[29] hubermanlab.com
Panda↔Huberman: timing of eating ↔ cognition/mood/performance
Module output claims in long-form integration format.
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[34] PubMed
Gill & Panda: human eating windows (where the drift really is)
Empirical drift map for real-world eating timing.
G. Failure-mode taxonomy packets (fast routing to the right material)
Quick diagnosis-to-resource routing layer.
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[9] hubermanlab.com
Phase drift / social jet lag / shift mismatch → Huberman jet lag / shift work
Temperature minimum + light timing routing object.
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[30] hubermanlab.com
Sleep fragmentation / poor stage continuity → Walker long-form
Long-form architecture review; pair with CHSS stage-focused episodes.
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[20] saramednick.com
Sleep inertia / afternoon crash → Mednick nap classes
Nap duration and timing classes; pair with Walker↔Huberman naps & caffeine [31].
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[24] mycircadianclock.org
Late eating / compressed fasting window failure → myCircadianClock
Pair with Gill/Panda [34] and Panda book [1].
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[9] / [10] hubermanlab.com
Travel / rapid timezone transitions → Huberman jet lag stack (full)
Use the full version first; optional compressed counterpart: Essentials [10].
H. Exhaustive indices (the “never miss a resource” anchors)
Scholar profiles and curated hubs for complete discovery coverage.
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[38] Google Scholar
Panda publication discovery: Google Scholar profile
Discovery anchor for Panda publications.
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[39] Google Scholar
Huberman publication discovery: Google Scholar profile
Discovery anchor for Huberman publications.
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[40] Google Scholar
Mednick publication discovery: Google Scholar profile
Discovery anchor for Mednick publications.
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[41] Google Scholar
Walker publication discovery: Google Scholar profile
Discovery anchor for Walker publications.
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[16] humansleepscience.com
Walker curated outputs: CHSS (Media + Publications)
CHSS Media is linked here directly; CHSS Publications is also part of the curated pair: Publications [17].