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. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: <a href= "http://bit.ly/afitmind">http://bit.ly/afitmind</a> Website: <a href="http://www.fitmind.co">www.fitmind.co</a> 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 | <a href= "https://livestream.com/accounts/5587887/italy2017/videos/163120094"> Conversation with the Dalai Lama</a> (starting at 54:40) 30:15 | Reality Transcends Concepts 36:39 | Questioning Beliefs 38:56 | A New Worldview 45:04 | <a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00577/full"> Mathematical Theory of Consciousness</a> 45:39 | Rapid Fire Questions

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

The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology