Ep150 "Can We Engineer Dreams?" with Adam Haar Horowitz

About this episode

The episode explores the potential to influence dreams and the therapeutic manipulation of nightmares with neuroscientist Adam Haar Horowitz.

Can you influence what you dream about tonight? Are you spending years of your life in a world you don’t recall? Can nightmares be manipulated as a therapy? Are dreams sometimes predictive of changes in your health before you become aware of them? Join Eagleman with Adam Haar Horowitz, a neuroscientist and dream engineer who spends his working days trying to help people during their night time.

People in this episode

Host: David Eagleman

Guest: Adam Haar Horowitz

Topics covered

• dream engineering
• neuroscience
• nightmares
• health
• therapy

Keywords

• dreams
• neuroscience
• nightmares
• therapy
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Can We Engineer Dreams?

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