Published On Jan 25, 2023
In this episode of Smarter, Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor at the University of California — Irvine, and the author of “The Case Against Reality”. He studies consciousness, visual perception, and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.
Hosts Boomer Anderson and Dr. Ted Achacoso unraveled what made Dr. Hoffman study consciousness; the different theories of consciousness, conscious agents, amplituhedron, reality, space time, psychedelics, his book “The Case Against Reality”, and so much more!
What we discussed:
00:00:35 - About Dr. Donald Hoffman
00:02:31 - Dr. Hoffman’s COVID-19 Experience
00:06:27 - Dr. Hoffman’s Desire to Study Consciousness and Reality
00:16:56 - Dr. Hoffman’s Parents’ Reaction to His Changed Point of View
00:19:35 - Physicalist Framework (Local Realism), Epiphysicalist (Conscious Realism) Framework
00:20:15 - Physicalist Framework
00:22:07 - Physicalism and Science
00:27: 25 - Implications of Finding Structures Beyond Space-time
00:29:28 - The Amplituhedron
00:40:07 - The Evolution
00:47:19 - Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory
00:50:58 - Dr. Hoffman’s Proposed Theories
00:56:51 - Consciousness as Defined by Conscious Realism
01:02:30 - Nature of Reality
01:05:24 - How His Theories Interface With Spiritual Teachings
01:11:50 - What Are The Impacts Of Dr. Hoffman’s Theories And His Hospitalization Due To COVID-19
01:15:20 - Impacts of Dr. Hoffman's Theories of Consciousness to Other Belief Systems
01:18:25 - Can Psychedelics Evolve Pointers
01:21:20 - Dr. Hoffman’s Meditation
01:31:07 - More About Dr. Hoffman and His Works
01:31:57 - A Preview of His Upcoming Journal
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Find out more about Dr. Donald Hoffman:
Twitter: / donalddhoffman
Website: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/
TEDTalk: “Do We See Reality as It Is?”
Books:
“The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes”
“Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See”
“Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception”
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