Lucid Dreaming and “Inception”: Fact or Fiction?
The premise of Christopher Nolan’s new movie Inception is that people can become conscious creators within the world of their dreams. Is that idea just a fantasy, or is it really possible? According... [Read more of this post]
Did Daniel Dennett predict “Inception”?
More than 30 years ago the philosopher Daniel Dennett predicted the invention of exactly the kind of dream-manipulating technology used in the new movie Inception. In a 1977 paper titled “Are Dreams... [Read more of this post]
Sleep, Dreaming, and Human Health
Dominican University’s Albertus Magnus Society will present a lecture titled “Sleep, Dreaming, and Human Health” by Dr. Kelly Bulkeley, visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley,... [Read more of this post]
Joe Lieberman’s Farewell Dream
“He [Lieberman] was feeling loose now, so much so that he began telling aides about a dream he’d had the other night in which long-dead Democratic Connecticut Governor John Dempsey had walked across... [Read more of this post]
Dreaming in Christianity and Islam
At a time when Christianity and Islam appear to be mortal enemies locked in an increasingly bloody “clash of civilizations,” new insights are needed to promote better mutual understanding of the two... [Read more of this post]
Abraham Lincoln’s dreams
President Abraham Lincoln provided at least four reports of his dreams: a visitation dream, a dream of parental concern, a possible prophecy of his assassination, and a series of dreams relating to military... [Read more of this post]
Dreams, Society and Politics: Reference Links
American Dreamers: What Dreams Tell Us about the Political Psychology of Conservatives, Liberals, and Everyone Else (book) “Dreaming of War in Iraq: A Preliminary Report” (article) “Dreams Reflect... [Read more of this post]
Dreams, Psychology and Brain-Mind Science: Reference Links
“Dreaming of the Dead: A Cognitive Scientific Analysis” (summary of conference presentation) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions (website) “Dreaming Is Play II: Revonsuo’s Threat Simulation... [Read more of this post]
Dreams, Religion & Spirituality Research: Reference Links
“Sacred Sleep: Scientific Contributions to the Study of Religiously Significant Dreaming” (PDF – book chapter) “The Origins of Dreaming: Perspectives from Science and Religion”... [Read more of this post]
The Strange Politics of Dreaming
What does it mean that conservative Republicans have almost three times as many nightmares as do liberal Democrats? When I presented this research finding at a recent conference of the Association for... [Read more of this post]
