• #89: Consciousness, Perception & Reality - Donald Hoffman, PhD

  • Apr 19 2022
  • Length: 51 mins
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#89: Consciousness, Perception & Reality - Donald Hoffman, PhD

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  • Donald Hoffman, PhD is a cognitive scientist and author of The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.

    He is currently a professor at UC Irvine, where he studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology.

    On this episode, we “take the red pill” and hear Dr. Hoffman’s theory on why reality is not what it seems. He explains this complex topic by comparing reality to a user interface.

    We discuss many topics, such as his mathematical theory of consciousness, questioning beliefs, and how the mind forms new mental models.

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    Show Notes

    0:00 | Introduction to Donald Hoffman, PhD

    2:23 | Why Reality Isn’t as It Seems

    7:30 | Reality as a User Interface

    13:51 | Adapting to Evolving Technology

    16:06 | Creating New Mental Models

    18:31 | Moving Beyond Spacetime

    23:06 | Consciousness is Fundamental

    25:26 | Ancient Wisdom & Science of Consciousness

    30:00 | Conversation with the Dalai Lama (starting at 54:40)

    30:15 | Reality Transcends Concepts

    36:39 | Questioning Beliefs

    38:56 | A New Worldview

    45:04 | Mathematical Theory of Consciousness

    45:39 | Rapid Fire Questions
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