Donald Hoffman: Is Reality An Illusion? Interface Theory of Perception & Conscious Realism

Donald Hoffman is Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes.” (2019). He has a TED Talk titled “Do We See Reality as It Is?”. He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research, the Rustum Roy Award of the Chopra Foundation, and the Troland Research Award of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His writing has appeared in Scientific American, New Scientist, LA Review of Books, and Edge, and his work has been featured in Wired, Quanta, The Atlantic, Arts Technica, National Public Radio, Discover Magazine, and “Through the Wormhole” with Morgan Freeman. IMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 0:35 - Psychophysics 10:21 - Evolutionary game theory & fitness payoff functions 20:27 - Space-Time does not exist 42:20 - Interface theory of perception (ITP) 49:08 - Conscious realism & Conscious Agents (CA) theory 58:00 - How has Donald's view of consciousness impacted his ethics, morals and meaning-making 1:07:06 - Markovian dynamics, entropy & time 1:14:34 - Universal Darwinism & Markovian kernal universality 1:19:19 - Gödel's incompleteness theorems' implications on the reasons for the fundamentality of consciousness 1:26:21 - The notion of life, memories, the self & neuroscience under the CA framework 1:36:03 - Donald's author/philosopher recommendations 1:42:50 - Response to Yale researcher's objections to CA theory 1:46:52 - Response to other counter-arguments & misconceptions 1:54:13 - Donald's views on religion/spirituality 2:02:39 - Conclusion EPISODE LINKS: - Donald's Website: https://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ - Donald's Books: https://tinyurl.com/54yd4bxr - Donald's Publications: https://tinyurl.com/zdauxt27 - Donald's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5XuGYqqY&t=0s CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com - Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drtevinnaidu - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu ============================= Disclaimer: The information provided on this channel is for educational purposes only. The content is shared in the spirit of open discourse and does not constitute, nor does it substitute, professional or medical advice. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of listening/watching any of our contents. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Listeners/viewers are advised to conduct their own research and consult with their own experts in the respective fields. #DonaldHoffman #Reality #Consciousness