About this episode
Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford discuss whether dogs dream and various related topics about sleep and animals.
Do dogs dream? Can someone who was born blind dream? Do animals have souls? Do certain eye colours have more advantages than others in terms of sight? What is blind sight? What are growing pains? Is it unhealthy to sleep with closed windows? And what is some advice for sleepwalkers? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
People in this episode
Host: Dr Chris Smith
Guest: Clarence Ford
Topics covered
- dogs
- dreams
- animal behavior
- sleep
- health
Keywords
- dogs
- dreaming
- blindness
- sleepwalking
- eye color
- growing pains
- health
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