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Aug 2024
20m 53s

Catch Yourself in a Dream (Encore)

PRX AND GREATER GOOD SCIENCE CENTER
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Have you ever known you were dreaming while you were asleep? Our guests try practices to help induce lucid dreams, and we hear what they can teach us about consciousness.

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