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Why do we daydream?

Alex Lathbridge explores the inner workings of the mind and fantasy of daydream, figuring out why our minds wander and what can be done to stop it.

Have you ever been through a romantic break up, unable to shift the ex from your thoughts? You are, obviously, not alone…

Listener Elkin, experienced just that. But rather than wallowing in self-pity, he sought out an explanation. Where better to get it, than from CrowdScience. Now, Alex Lathbridge is putting on his thinking cap to find out why we daydream?

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge
Producer: Harrison Lewis
Editor: Martin Smith
Production: Jonathan Harris

Featuring:

Giulia Poerio, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex.
Kalina Christoff, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia.
Eli Sommer, Israeli Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Haifa.
Sophie Forster, Reader in Psychology, University of Sussex

(Photo: Man daydreaming surrounded by clouds. Credit: jacquesdurocher / Getty Images)

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31 minutes

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Mon 5 Feb 2024 13:32GMT

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