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"Dream Inception: Fact or Fiction?"
science-and-technology1 year ago

"Dream Inception: Fact or Fiction?"

Will Dowd, who lost his ability to read due to a vision disorder, explores the connection between reading and dreaming using the Dormio device developed at MIT Media Lab. He listens to unfamiliar poem lines as seed phrases to influence his dreams, finding that dreams resist control and have their own agenda. While the experience diverges from reading, it offers a glimpse into the untameable territory of the human mind, providing relief from fears of dreams being commercialized.

"Boost Your Creativity with a Dream-Inducing Device"
science-and-technology2 years ago

"Boost Your Creativity with a Dream-Inducing Device"

MIT scientists have built a device called Dormio that can control dreams and push in themes that help drive creative tasks later on. The device is built on the speculation of how connected dreams and creativity are. The research could help provide ways to take advantage of the brain’s creative functions better down the line. An online version of the device is available for people to test out.