Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

We don’t know for sure why dreaming is a thing at all - but a neuroscience researcher at Tufts University has an idea that might help explain them. It’s called the overfitted brain hypothesis - and it’s based on something that happens with artificial intelligence. Plus: a new book showcases scenic photos of certain small buildings in the Alps that everybody has to use once in a while.  Our dreams' weirdness might be why we have them, argues new AI-inspired theory of dreaming (Science Daily) A new book documenting the toilets of the Alps. (Present and Correct) Knowing our Patreon backers is a dream come true --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message