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Selects: How Fever Dreams Work

April 25, 2026·35 minconversationalculture
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In this 2017 episode of *Stuff You Should Know*, hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explore the mysterious and poorly understood phenomenon of fever dreams, blending humor with science as they unpack how fevers work, the neuroscience of dreaming, and why fever-induced nightmares feel like

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