Why do people have common dreams?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes people dream about similar things, like losing teeth, being chased by monsters, or forgetting to study for a test. Why are there some kinds of dreams that people share? We asked dream researcher Tore Nielsen to help us find the answer.

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0:34.0	From the Brains Behind Brains On, this is the moment of um. Moment of them comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Ruby Guthrie.
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1:01.6	Hey Ruby, sorry, I'm a little groggy this morning.
1:05.0	I had such intense dreams last night.
1:08.0	Wait, no way, me too.
1:11.0	Like in one of them, I could fly, but it was only if I was holding my magic corn on the cob.
1:17.0	Wait, I have a recurring dream about a magic corn on the cob, and I flew in my dream last night too. I crash landed on a karaoke party and the
1:26.2	magic corn was singing Diana Ross. Freaky! After that I dreamt I was
1:32.0	apple pecking with Sandin but as soon as I touched an apple, it turned into a tooth.
1:39.0	Ah, in my dream I lost a tooth when I took a bite of apple pie.
1:44.5	This is too weird.
1:46.5	Why are we dreaming about all the same things?
1:49.0	It's so weird.
1:51.0	Lots of people I know also say that they sometimes dream about flying or teeth. What's the deal?
1:56.5	Adeline was wondering the same thing. Why do people sometimes share similar dreams?
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