The Lucid Dreaming Podcast

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 [https://www.benjaminbaird.org] * The lucidity institute Hawaiian retreat [http://www.lucidity.com/hawaii/program.html] * Allan Wallace [https://www.alanwallace.org] * The out of print Lucid Dreaming (Book & CD) by Stephen LaBerge [https://amzn.to/3KH2zBW] * The Citizen Philosophy Podcast [https://citizenphilosophy.com] * Integrated information theory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_information_theory] (IIT) * Aphantasia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia] * Experiential metadata [https://lastturtle.com/experiential-metadata/] * Tech for Dreaming Meetup [https://techfordreaming.com] * Tech for Dreaming YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClH7oXhrRc1WdM5jzoxbL4w] * Ben’s Tech for Dreaming Presentation [https://youtu.be/f5yQeA1UaNw] * Voss studies – 2009 [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19750924/] and 2014 [https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.3719/] * “Replication” stimulation induction study [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810019305070] The post Episode 32 – Benjamin Baird [https://lucidsage.com/episode-32-benjamin-baird/] appeared first on Lucid Dreaming [https://lucidsage.com].

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 [https://techfordreaming.com] * Tech for Dreaming YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClH7oXhrRc1WdM5jzoxbL4w] * Karen’s publications [https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Karen-Konkoly-2157081660] * Study: Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep [https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00059-2] * Northwestern Cognitive Neuroscience Lab induction method – Website [https://pallerlab.psych.northwestern.edu/dream] – Android App [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_nathanwhitmore2020.lucidV2] * Neosensory [https://neosensory.com] * Aphantasia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia] * Experiential metadata [https://lastturtle.com/experiential-metadata/] * Karen’s Ted Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpxaPnp0WR0] * Karen’s Tech for Dreaming Presentation [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXXiTA0R7qU] The post Episode 31 – Karen Konkoly [https://lucidsage.com/episode-31-karen-konkoly/] appeared first on Lucid Dreaming [https://lucidsage.com].

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: * Matt Walker on Joe Rogan [http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/matthew-walker] * Paracosm Labs [https://paracosmlabs.com/] * The sleep promoting benefits of CBD Article [https://www.thesleepdoctor.com/2017/08/10/understanding-cbd/] * Green Earth Medicinals CBD Oil [http://bit.ly/GECBDOil] * Fischer Wallace Stimulator [https://www.fisherwallace.com/] and Kortex [https://kortex.health/?ref=LucidDreamingPodcast] * Denholm’s Website [https://www.luciddreamingaustralia.com/] * Denholm’s Upcoming Workshop [https://www.luciddreamingaustralia.com/events] * Mentioned Studies [https://www.luciddreamingaustralia.com/experiments] * Support the podcast [https://lucidsage.com/support/] The post Episode 30 – Dr. Denholm Aspy [https://lucidsage.com/episode-30-dr-denholm-aspy/] appeared first on Lucid Dreaming [https://lucidsage.com].

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 [http://academic.macewan.ca/gackenbachj/] * Jayne’s Podcast [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/video-games-brain-gain-or/id429768470?mt=2] * Control Your Dreams Book [http://amzn.to/2fDd5v6] * Lucid or Bust – Podcast [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lucid-or-bust-quest-for-lucid/id1100068099?mt=2], Website [http://www.lucidorbust.com/asleep.html], My Write Up [https://lucidsage.com/lucid-or-bust/] The post Episode 29 – Jayne Gackenbach [https://lucidsage.com/episode-29-jayne-gackenbach/] appeared first on Lucid Dreaming [https://lucidsage.com].

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: * Aladdin Dreamer Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743006350/aladdin-lucid-dreaming-stimulator?ref=LucidSage] – Aladdin Website [http://aladdindreamer.com/?ref=LucidSage] * iBand Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arenar/iband-eeg-headband-that-helps-you-sleep-and-dream/description?ref=LucidSage] * The Lucid Dreamer Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1705207344/the-lucid-dreamer-wake-up-inside-your-dreams?ref=LucidSage] The post Episode 28 – Craig Weiss – Aladdin Dreamer [https://lucidsage.com/episode-28-craig-weiss-aladdin-dreamer/] appeared first on Lucid Dreaming [https://lucidsage.com].