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IASD’s New Book Launch

Rooting for Rita Dwyer

Hot off the Press

March Membership Total: 42

IASD Video Premiere
Members in the Media

Hot off the Press

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IASD VIDEO PREMIERE

PREORDER THE NEW IASD BOOK

Have you ever awakened from a dream that left you feeling stunned; a dream so vivid or impactful – and so unexpected – that it changes your life from that point forward? Imagine you could ask a question of a dream character, or the dream itself, and watch as a profoundly surprising response appears. Suppose you could take action in your dream to eliminate a recurring nightmare, heal a relationship, or even a physical ailment. The 100 dreamers in the IASD bookDreams That Change Our Lives have!

Two years ago IASD began collecting dream stories from our members and those with an association to IASD, and we have compiled 100 of them into a book that will be available from Chiron in May 2017. These are what might be called big dreams – stories of life changing guidance, insight and healing; some that reach beyond the senses and even beyond death.

They are presented as guideposts along our life's journey, and introduced by 22 internationally acclaimed experts, psychologists, researchers, and best-selling authors from the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD).

The book is available for early order on the Chiron web site at Dreams That Change Our Lives.

ROOTING FOR RITA AGAIN!

Journal entry by Dulcie Miller

Hello all!

We are "reopening" my mom's Caring Bridge as she is again going through a life transition where she can greatly use the love and support of her family and friends.

On Friday April 7th she will be moving to The Gardens Assisted Living in Fair Oaks VA. My mom had quite a bit of cognitive loss when she had the stroke 3 years ago and continues to struggle with memory and speech impairments. So after being in their day program for a few weeks, the family and mom decided she would benefit from getting therapy there full time.

Although this decision is difficult on many levels, ultimately it will provide a wonderful haven and enable her to thrive in ways we cannot provide at home. That being said we are asking her family and friends to write letters and also visit if you are nearby. This will help to ease the transition and allow her to see we are all still Rooting for Rita!! :)

In addition, our Dad could use some support as he will remain at their home on Kingsley. So letters of support and encouragement to him would be awesome as well.

Click here to connect to the website where IASD members could go to share their comments and support. You will need to sign up for the site first to send your messages.

Thank you SO much for loving our mom though these past few tough years, she feels it from near to far and so do we!!

Take care!
The Dwyer Kids

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In this issue of Hot Off the Press we will be focusing on artificial intelligence and dreams. The intention of this column is to publish links to evidence-based scientific articles on the study of dreams that are written for a non-research audience.

DREAMING IN “WESTWORLD” BY KELLY BULKELEY

In the not too distant future, humans will face a nightmarish reckoning with the emergent dreams of our robotic creations.

That is the darkly prophetic vision of “Westworld,” a sci-fi television series from HBO that premiered in 2016. The ten episodes of the first season tell a multi-dimensional story that revolves in many crucial ways around the revelatory power of dreaming. Without trying to summarize the whole narrative, I would like to highlight the major roles played by dreams in the framing of the story, the unfolding of the plot, and the actions and dialogue of the characters. Dreaming in “Westworld” provides a portal to greater awareness and freedom for humans and androids alike, and the transformative power of this portal leads the characters into violent struggles for its control.

SOURCE: HUFFINGTON POST

GOOGLE’S DEEPMIND AI GIVES ROBOTS THE ABILITY TO DREAM BY AARON KRUMINS

Following in the wake of recent neuroscientific discoveries revealing the importance of dreams for memory consolidation, Google’s AI company DeepMind is pioneering a new technology which allows robots to dream in order to improve their rate of learning. Not surprisingly given the company behind the project, the substance of these AI dreams consists primarily of scenes from Atari Video games. DeepMind’s earliest success involved teaching AI to play ancient videos games like Breakout and Asteroids. But the end game here is for robots to dream about much the same things as humans do – challenging real world situations that play important roles in learning and memory formation.

SOURCE: EXTREME TECH