In this January 2026 episode, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr. Michel Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine in Montreal and author of the book. in dream lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining our dreams, and what we can do when dreams turn into nightmares. Carr gives top tips for taking responsibility for our dreams and trying to influence their content
