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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2021 · 36 MIN

Dr. Donald Hoffman (Part 1) - The Case Against Reality and Why We Only See What We Need to Survive

from Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat · host Mo Gawdat

Today’s guest is the brilliant Dr. Donald Hoffman. Donald is a full professor of cognitive science at the University of California, the author of The Case Against Reality and Visual Intelligence, and the co-author of Observer Mechanics.Within his body of work, Donald studies how our visual perception, guided by millions of years of natural selection, generates every aspect of our so-called reality. Through his research, he has discovered important clues pointing to the subjective nature of re...

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