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Dream Researchers Gather, Dance Funky Chicken

Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

The 2012 conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams is June 22-26, 2012 in Berkeley, CA. If you are ready to connect with a dynamic dream research community, here’s your chance. Keynotes this year includes cognitive scientist Tracey Kahan, psychologist Patricia Garfield, and Fred Alan Wolf, aka Dr. Quantum. Oh, and there’s [...]

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The Best of Dream Studies 2011

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 29, 2011 | 3 Comments

Here’s hoping that your final days of 2011 are relaxing!
As I look back what happened this year, I’m happy to report that 2011 has been a year of growth for me.

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Infants and sleep deprivation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 20, 2011 | 17 Comments

In the coming weeks, I may change the title of this blog from dream studies to sleep deprivation studies.
Why? Because my wife just gave birth last week to our son Connor Dungan ! Here he is only a few hours after delivery.

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Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming: the 2011 PsiberDreaming Conference

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 11, 2011 | No Comments

Interested in rubbing elbows with some of the top dream experts today? I invite you to join me at the 10th annual PsiberDreaming Conference. The con is entirely online, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Dreams. This year’s theme is “Perspectives on lucid dreaming,” and the line up is pretty impressive. And [...]

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2010: Year in Review

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 31, 2010 | 6 Comments

It’s the last day of the year and I managed to find some time to myself in the middle of all the holiday parties buzzing around. It’s a good opportunity to review what happened this year on DreamStudies, and what’s coming next.
But first, some perspective. My wife and I moved three times in 2010, including [...]

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The Journey East

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 11, 2010 | 8 Comments

A few nights ago, I dreamed of a house floating down a river. I ran up a hill to a bridge to see if I could jump on. On the way up, I noticed I was barefoot and my feet had great traction on the loose soils of the path. I missed the boat. But [...]

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