Coltan Scrivner

And so you need something really compelling to build that or to start to build that.

And this guy, I'm going to butcher his name.

His last name is Ravonsuo, I think, Anton Ravonsuo.

He's a Finnish neuroscientist and philosopher.

He's developed this theory of the threat simulation theory of dreaming.

So he thinks that the first dreams were probably nightmares because dreaming about a danger and rehearsing that emotionally, sending the signals to your body that would be relevant in that situation to move your body, rehearsing it cognitively, rehearsing something dangerous would be really valuable.

Well, simulations work.

Pilots do simulations.

Like you don't want your pilot to be the first time he's ever thought about flying a plane, his first flight.

Yeah.

Simulations work.

We use them all the time.

And so, yeah, if you can simulate something while you're sleeping, even better.

You don't have to waste time during the day doing it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Weirdly.

You do.

You do.

And you make connections you wouldn't make otherwise.