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This edition Melonie King, aged 14, poses the question:
WHY DO WE DREAM?
“I dreamed a dream in time gone by” (Les Misérables) - but why?
No one knows exactly why we dream but this TED talk examines
some of the many theories about dreaming, and will perhaps
inspire you to dream up one of your own!
Embed video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W85Dwxx218
Have you ever wondered whether animals dream?
It has been known for some time that warm
blooded animals and some birds definitely enter
REM-like sleep states, which is the period when
humans dream. Recently, however, German
scientists have shown that lizards appear to enter
a REM sleep state, leading to the possibility that
cold-blooded creatures may dream as well. So, if
they dream, what do you think they dream of?
➽ news.nationalgeographic.
com/2015/09/150905-animals-sleep-
science-dreaming-cats-brains
➽ www.bbc.com/future/story/20140425-
what-do-animals-dream-about
Other questions from Melonie this edition:
➽ Does nature shape our
➽ What would life be like without
personalities more than nurture?
➽ Can you define success in life?
➽ Who decides what morality is?
numbers?
➽ Is the mind the same as the
brain?
GET WONDERING AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!
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