28: Mysterious Nightmares
May 18, 2020•42 min•Ep. 28
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Episode description
Can you turn off a nightmare? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy take a step into the subconscious to unpick this week’s mystery.
Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.
Mystery: Can you ‘turn off’ a nightmare?
INTERVIEW with Dr. Deirdre Barrett, a Harvard dream researcher and author of “The Committee of Sleep”
Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.
Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode.
Mystery: Can you ‘turn off’ a nightmare?
- Nightmares affect everyone, but not everybody remembers what they dream about
- Some medications like beta blockers are linked with frequent nightmares
INTERVIEW with Dr. Deirdre Barrett, a Harvard dream researcher and author of “The Committee of Sleep”
Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com.
Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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