Episode 32 – Benjamin Baird
In this episode, I am speaking with Benjamin Baird, a Research Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, and one of the leading researchers in the field of lucid dreaming science.
We cover a wide range of topics, from philosophy and consciousness, some of the reasons to study lucid dreams, the science and neural correlates of lucidity, dispelling common myths, and more.
Show notes:
- Ben’s website – benjaminbaird.org
- The lucidity institute Hawaiian retreat
- Allan Wallace
- The out of print Lucid Dreaming (Book & CD) by Stephen LaBerge
- The Citizen Philosophy Podcast
- Integrated information theory (IIT)
- Aphantasia
- Experiential metadata
- Tech for Dreaming Meetup
- Tech for Dreaming YouTube
- Ben’s Tech for Dreaming Presentation
- Voss studies – 2009 and 2014
- “Replication” stimulation induction study
Episode 31 – Karen Konkoly
In this episode, I speak with Karen Konkoly, a Ph.D. student researching Lucid Dreaming at Northwestern University who has recently led a study on 2-way communication in lucid dreams.
Show notes:
- Tech for Dreaming Meetup
- Tech for Dreaming YouTube
- Karen’s publications
- Study: Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep
- Northwestern Cognitive Neuroscience Lab induction method – Website – Android App
- Neosensory
- Aphantasia
- Experiential metadata
- Karen’s Ted Talk
- Karen’s Tech for Dreaming Presentation
Episode 30 – Dr. Denholm Aspy
In this episode i speak with Dr. Denholm Aspy, a scientist studying lucid dreaming at the University of Adelaide, Australia. We cover his recent studies, how conducting lucid dreaming science has changed, the effects of vitamin B6 on dream recall, and different methods of dream journaling and their effectiveness, and more.
Show notes:
Episode 29 – Jayne Gackenbach
In this episode I interview Jayne Gackenbach who is a researcher and author of several books about lucid dreams and videos games. We discuss the intersection of videos games, dreams, nightmares, lucidity and how they are connected.
Show notes:
- Jayne’s Website
- Jayne’s Podcast
- Control Your Dreams Book
- Lucid or Bust – Podcast, Website, My Write Up
Episode 28 – Craig Weiss – Aladdin Dreamer
In this episode I discuss the recent lucid dreaming device showing up on crowdfunding campaigns plus an interview with Craig Weiss, the Founder of CEO of Aladdin Dreamer, a company making a brain stimulation lucid dreaming device.
Show Notes:
Lucid or Bust
A little over a month ago a lovely woman wrote to me to tell me she listens to the podcast and finds it inspiring. I get those emails from time to time and I love getting them, it’s a big part of why I’m doing the podcast. Some emails are just the “I simply had write in and to tell you how much I enjoy the podcast”, some are that plus a question or a comment about lucid dreams, and every so often I get the “hey, I wanted to let you know about my new site/blog/book/fill_in_the_blank about lucid dreaming, what do you think?”.
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Episode 27 – Daniel Love
In this episode I talk to Daniel Love, a life long lucid dreamer and lucid dreaming researcher. We discuss his perspectives on lucid dreaming, his 2013 book, his current kickstarter project The Lucid Dreamer’s Guide to the Cosmos and many other things.
Episode 26 – Mike Lamberti
In this episode I talk to Mike Lamberti, an avid lucid dreamer, an internet friend, and the new writer on lucidsage.com. We discuss techniques, sleep labs, the snooze button, learning your dream landscape, and mediation for lucidity.
A Potential Alternative to Galantamine: Calea Zacatechichi
Ready for some lucid dreaming heresy? I don’t like Galantamine. It’s not that I doubt that it increases the chances of becoming lucid, I’ve had considerable success with it and scientific explanations as to how it functions are robust and plausible. It’s just a poor fit for me. I have a hard time falling back asleep after taking it, and the odd sensation of cats jumping on my mattress that it can produce certainly doesn’t help. read more…
Episode 25 – Dream Researcher Kelly Bulkeley
In this episode I interview Kelly Bulkeley, a dream researcher, author, and creator of the Sleep and Dream Database (SDDb). We discuss dream journals, dream analysis, dreams in cultures, the experience realism of in dreams and more.
Show Notes:
- Kelly Bulkeley’s Website and Twitter.
- Palo Alto Dream Tech Panel with Kelly and Jennifer video
- Kelly’s Sleep and Dream Database (SDDb)
- Event on Feb 3rd: Consciousness Hacking San Diego – Dream Hacking
- Event on Feb 7th: Consciousness Hacking Santa Barbara – Lucid Dreaming
- Event starting Feb 10th: Jennifer Dumpert’s Evolver Learning Lab Course – Liminal Dreaming
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