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Understanding our dreams

Vox Conversations by Vox Media Podcast Network

Jun 8, 202647:57Society & Culture

Sean talks with dream scientist Michelle Carr about what dreams are, why we have them, and what they might reveal about the mind. They discuss nightmares, lucid dreaming, memory, consciousness, and whether dreams are jus...

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Understanding our dreams is an episode from Vox Conversations by Vox Media Podcast Network. Sean talks with dream scientist Michelle Carr about what dreams are, why we have them, and what they might reveal about the mind. They discuss night...

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Published Jun 8, 2026, 47:57 long, audio available.

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