Dreamtalk, Super Melanin, Garter Snakes

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about communicating with sleepers, a possible new miracle cure for skin injuries called super melanin, and the secret social lives of garter snakes.

Dreamtalk

“The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers.” by Basak Turker & Delphine Oudiette. 2024.
“Behavioral and brain responses to verbal stimuli reveal transient periods of cognitive integration of the external world during sleep.” by Basak Turker, et al. 2023.
“Lucid dreaming incidence: A quality effects meta-analysis of 50years of research.” by David T. Saunders, et al. 2016.
“Lucid Dreaming Verified by Volitional Communication during REM Sleep.” by Stephen P. La Berge, et al. 1981.

Super Melanin

“‘Super melanin’ heals skin injuries from sunburn, chemical burns.” by Marla Paul. 2023.
“Topical application of synthetic melanin promotes tissue repair.” by Dauren Biyashev, et al. 2023.
“Molecules in focus: Melanin.” by P. Riley. 1997.
“Inhibitors of Melanogenesis: An Updated Review.” by Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar, et al. 2018.

Garter Snakes

“Garter snakes make friends, organize their society around females.” by Joseph Howlett. 2023.
“Social networks reveal sex- and age-patterned social structure in Butler’s gartersnakes.” by Morgan Skinner, et al. 2024.

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:08.6	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:10.7	I'm Nate.
0:11.5	And I'm Callie.
0:12.4	If you're dropping in for the first time,
0:13.7	welcome to curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:17.4	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about communicating
0:21.4	with sleepers, a possible new miracle cure for skin
0:25.3	injuries called supermelanin and the secret social lives of garter snakes.
0:31.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:34.0	A new study has shown some tantalizing evidence that researchers might be able to get inside of our dreams
0:40.8	when we sleep.
0:41.8	Hmm.
0:43.4	Isn't that sort of the plot of the Christopher Nolan movie, Inception?
0:47.0	Okay, well, I mean, it's not exactly like that, fortunately, but this study feels a little bit like something out of sci-fi.
0:55.7	So to explain what's going on here, we have to go back a little bit. Have you ever heard of lucid dreaming?
1:01.4	Sure, isn't that where people know that they're dreaming
1:04.2	while they're dreaming something like that? Yeah no that's exactly it. Not only do they
1:08.4	realize they're dreaming at some point during REM sleep. Rem is rapid eye movement right it's that part of sleep. REM is rapid eye movement, right?
1:14.0	It's that part of sleep when most of our dreams happen.
1:17.0	Yeah, so people who experience lucid dreaming at some point during REM sleep,
1:22.0	they not only realize that they're in a dream, but some people can actually control what happens in those dreams.
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