Why are we having crazy dreams?

During these unprecedented times, many people have reported having strange dreams - and others just more dreams! What is causing this shift in our dreaming patterns? In this episode, we talk about our limited understanding of dreams & sleep, and we discuss why experts believe this change is happening.
Sources:
Dream Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B8S75CN
Dr. Barrett’s website: http://www.deirdrebarrett.com/
Sleep & Coronavirus:
http://science.unctv.org/content/blog/dreams
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-is-giving-people-vivid-unusual-dreams-here-is-why/
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-04-07/coronavirus-quarantine-dreams (Interview with HMS sleep researcher)
Sleep cycles: https://www.sleep.org/articles/what-happens-during-sleep/
Italian earthquake: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0055936