Michelle Carr has spent years researching what goes on in the brain while we dream. She explains dream engineering, including how sensory inputs like light, sound and vibration can influence the subconscious. Her book is ‘Nightmare Obscura.’ 

Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new season of ‘A Man on the Inside.’ 
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