Reality and Evolution | Donald Hoffman

Philosophy For Our Times

English - June 30, 2020 11:28 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB - ★★★★ - 249 ratings
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On this week's episode we interviewed cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman. He talks through his work on evolutionary game theory and puts forward the radical view that we have evolved to experience something different to reality.

Donald Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California and specialises in the study of consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.

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