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We\u2019ve all hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off, but why do we crave sleep in the first place? We explore the evolutionary origins of sleep \u2026 the study of narcolepsy in dogs \u2026 and could novel drugs and technologies cut down on our need for those zzzzs.\nPlus, ditch your dream journal: a brain scanner may let you record \u2013 and play back \u2013 your dreams.\nAnd, branch out with the latest development in artificial light: bioluminescent trees. How gene tinkering may make your houseplants both grow and glow.\nGuests:\n\n\nEmmanuel Mignot \u2013 Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and director of the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Stanford University\n\n\nKyle Taylor \u2013 Molecular biologist at Glowing Plant\n\n\nJerry Siegel \u2013 Neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry, the University of California, Los Angeles\n\n\nJack Gallant \u2013 Professor of psychology and neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley\n\nDescripci\xf3n en espa\xf1ol\nFirst released May 27, 2013.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices