Dreams: The Hidden World of the Sleeping Mind

What really happens when we fall asleep? Are dreams simply random images created by the brain… or could they reveal something far deeper about the human mind?

Dream expert Bob Hoss joins Bart for an enlightening and entertaining conversation exploring the mysterious landscape of dreams and consciousness. In this wide-ranging discussion, Bob examines how dreams may influence behavior, including the unsettling question of whether dreams could play a role in the minds of serial killers.

The program also explores why many people relive traumatic moments through their dreams, and whether our dreams may be connected through what some describe as a worldwide web of consciousness — a shared realm of the mind that links us in ways science is only beginning to explore.

Bob explains the strange and fascinating world of parasomnias, the unusual conditions that cause people to talk, walk, and even act out behaviors while asleep. The conversation also ventures into one of the most provocative questions imaginable: if someone were to commit murder while dreaming, could they legally be held responsible?

Other topics include whether everyone truly dreams, the mechanics of dreaming itself, and whether it is possible to experience an out-of-body state while dreaming.

A fascinating journey into the mysterious world we all visit every night… but rarely understand.