DUST presents an AMA with Karen Konkoly & Daniel Morris: Why we dream, how to remember and control dreams, lucid dreaming science, sleep learning, and dream engineering
Hi r/LucidDreaming!
We’re DUST, a dream engineering company exploring how sleep science, design, technology, and dreaming can come together. Check out our website for early access to our forthcoming app, plus lullabies, exclusive insomnia support courses and wind-down tools from world-class scientists and sleep researchers: https://www.dust.systems/ama/konkoly
On Thursday, June 11, we’ll be joined by Karen Konkoly and Daniel Morris, lucid dreaming researchers, some of the foremost experts on dreaming and dream engineering, and (in Karen’s case), a member of DUST’s scientific collective, for an AMA about dreams, lucid dreaming, dream recall, sleep learning, dream communication, and the science of dream engineering.
Karen and Daniel will be answering questions live from:
10–11:30 PM UK time
5–6:30 PM ET
2–3:30 PM PT
Have you ever wondered:
- Why do we dream?
- Why are dreams so strange?
- Why do some dreams feel incredibly real?
- What do dreams mean, and what can science actually say about that?
- How can I remember my dreams more clearly?
- Can I learn to control my dreams?
- Why do lucid dreams sometimes collapse right after I realize I’m dreaming?
- What causes vivid dreams, recurring dreams, nightmares, false awakenings, or sleep paralysis?
- Can dreams help with creativity, memory, or problem-solving?
- Can sounds, cues, or prompts during sleep influence what we dream about?
- Can people communicate from inside a lucid dream?
- What is “dream engineering,” and where does the science end and speculation begin?
We’d love to use this AMA to talk about dreaming in a way that is accessible to curious beginners, useful for experienced lucid dreamers, and grounded in research.
Some topics Karen and Daniel can speak to:
- The science of dreaming and lucid dreaming
- Dream recall and dream journaling
- Dream control and stabilization
- Dream incubation
- Targeted memory reactivation, or TMR
- Sleep learning and memory
- Hypnagogia and the transition into dreams
- Dream communication experiments
- Creativity, problem-solving, and dreams
- Ethical questions around influencing dreams
- What DUST means by “dream engineering”
Skeptical, practical, technical, and beginner questions are all welcome. We’re not here to interpret individual dreams or make medical claims, but we are happy to discuss what current research can support, what is still early, and what remains unknown.
Karen and Daniel are joining as scientific representatives of DUST. For anyone who wants to learn more afterward or join the waitlist, you can find us here: https://www.dust.systems/ama/konkoly
Ask us anything about dreams!
<3,
The DUST family