Siddhartha Ribeiro

Join neuroscientist Siddhartha Ribeiro, author of "The Oracle of Night," as he dives into the enigmatic world of dreams. He discusses the healing power of dreams in coping with grief and loneliness, supported by neuroscience's insights into memory and creativity. Ribeiro unpacks the integral role dreams have played throughout history, from influencing personal identity to prehistoric art. He also traces the evolution of dream interpretation, from mysticism to modern psychology, revealing their profound impacts on our consciousness and self-awareness.

Siddhartha Ribeiro, neuroscientist and author of The Oracle of Night, explores dreaming as an evolutionary tool for memory, emotion, and imagining futures. Robert Stickgold, psychiatry professor, explains sleep stages and how dreaming consolidates learning. Tony Zadra, psychology professor, discusses how dreams resist simple definition and how sharing them shaped culture and creativity.