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It’s hard to study people when they’re dreaming. While scientists can tell quite accurately when somebody is asleep using electrodes to sense their brain activity, there are no neural markers for dreams. That means you just have to ask someone about their dreams when they wake up, and they can be unreliable. But now researchers in France have discovered some dreamers have windows of connectivity with the waking world while they’re asleep. In our latest episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, Başak Türker explains how she and her colleagues set out to talk to people in their dreams – and received answers back.
Israel and Egypt used to be old enemies – fighting five wars over three decades. They put an end to this by signing a landmark peace agreement in 1979, the first between the Jewish state and an Arab nation. Peace has brought the two nations immeasurable security and economic benefits. But it’s not always been easy going. And now, as the treaty turns 45, there are concerns that the Gaza war could cause a rise in tensions. Ofir Winter explains why the treaty has stood the test of time, and looks set to continue.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Dream researcher Başak Türker explains how she was able to communicate with people while they were dreaming. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Ofir Winter, Tel Aviv University
Undermining the delicate relations between Israel and Egypt could potentially grant Hamas a strategic political achievement.
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Tim Lindsey, The University of Melbourne
As the former general settles into office, a further gradual dismantling of democratic checks and balances, institutions and individual freedoms is very likely.
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Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donald Trump has threatened to not defend some NATO countries if Russia attacks them. But the US also benefits from the power that NATO gives it, as well as the stability it helped create in Europe.
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Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London; Steven Hai, King's College London
China is making chip progress despite US efforts to contain its industry.
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Alexander Easton, Durham University
Can’t remember where you put your keys? It’s normal.
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Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim
Migrating animals are vital to the health of ecosystems worldwide but a new report says they are in grave danger.
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Mitchell Lyons, The University of Queensland; Stuart Phinn, The University of Queensland
Our new maps show coral reefs are more extensive than we thought.
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Alessandro Arduino, King's College London
Will the Wagner Group under new leadership uphold the ruthless modus operandi that propelled it to the spotlight in Africa?
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Timothy Randhir, UMass Amherst
In the worst-case scenario currently being mapped, Earth’s temperature could increase by 4.3°C before 2100. Southern African rhinos will have no possibility of surviving this unless parks act now.
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