Did Daniel Dennett predict “Inception”?

Posted by Kelly Bulkeley on July 5, 2010 · 1 Comment

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... [Read more of this post]

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Detecting Meaning in Dream Reports: An Extension of a Word Search Approach

Posted by Kelly Bulkeley on June 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A new article I co-authored with Bill Domhoff is appearing in the latest issue of the APA journal Dreaming (vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 77-95). The abstract... [Read more of this post]

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The Worst Things Ever Said About Dreams

Posted by kb on November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

1. The most evil type of man is the man who, in his waking hours, has the qualities we find in his dream state. (Plato, The Republic, IX.571-576) 2. ... [Read more of this post]

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