Is Reality Really Real? With Donald Hoffman
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Did evolution never give us the ability to see reality as it actually is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman to explore what neuroscience, evolutionary game theory, and consciousness suggest about the nature of reality itself. Is evolution the correct tool for tuning our senses to reality? Are our perceptions less like a window and more like a VR headset? We discuss the priorities of our perceptions and how it may not always be truth. We explore how psychedelics impact our perception of reality. Could hallucinogens show us a layer of reality we don’t otherwise see? Does the mind render things only when perceived, the way a video game only generates what's on screen? The team explores if we are in a simulation and how Donald doesn't think spacetime itself is fundamental. Can consciousness be modeled? Donald breaks down how we have struggled to define consciousness and provide a theory for the observer. What is
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