Lucid Dreaming for Cynics

Caitlin Dee
Nov 3 · 5 min read

How dreams influenced modern scientific method and how to be more lucid in your life.

Photo by Pawel Nolbert on Unsplash

Before you scoff (hello, cynics), note that French scientist René Descartes (1596–1650) developed the precepts that led to scientific method itself thanks to his studies of consciousness within dreaming.

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