The Guardian’s dream‑science podcast highlights growing commercial interest in sleep and neuroscience research
Executive summary: The Guardian published a podcast episode titled “Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares” featuring an interview with Dr Michelle Carr, director of Montreal’s Dream Engineering Laboratory. The episode brings scientific findings on sleep and dream modulation to a mainstream audience, signaling potential growth in sleep‑tech markets and corporate wellness initiatives.
Who is involved: Ian Sample (host, The Guardian), Dr Michelle Carr (Dream Engineering Laboratory, Montreal), and the podcast’s listening audience.
Likely next: Continued media coverage of sleep science, possible partnerships between research labs and technology firms, and heightened investor interest in sleep‑related health products.
The episode revisits research from the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal, presenting listener questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr. It underscores how scientific insights into sleep are reaching a broader audience through popular media. The discussion reflects increasing corporate and investor attention to sleep‑related health technologies and wellness programs.
Timeline
- — Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast (The Guardian — Science)
Analysis — what this means
Sectors affected
- Sleep technology
- Corporate wellness
- Neuroscience research
Historical parallels
- Discovery of REM sleep (1953)
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for sleep research (2017)
Sources
- Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast — The Guardian — Science