Have you ever asked yourself the question why do we dream? If so, you don’t want to miss out on our conversation with author Alice Robb, where we’ll be discussing her captivating book, Why We Dream.
Robb attended the University of Oxford where she graduated with a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology. Since then she has written for many publications, including The New Republic (where she was a staff writer), The Atlantic, and The Washington Post.
The New Yorker regarded Why We Dream as “a spirited rebuke to the idea of sleep as a mere parting with consciousness… she is able to tread a careful and persuasive line between robust skepticism and open-mindedness…Part of the charm of Robb’s book lies in her willingness to journey beyond the bounds of what is scientifically verifiable—to embrace the strictly unrigorous ways in which humans attempt to extract meaning from their dream lives….In celebrating dreams as poetic artifacts, Robb offers a welcome antidote to the medicine administered by most sleep gurus. She is a more persuasive sleep saleswoman precisely because she does not champion slumber solely as a mental-health aid—an enhancer of acuity and efficiency, and so forth—but as an end in itself.”
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