Donald Hoffman: Consciousness and the Illusion of Reality

Dr. Donald Hoffman offers us the chance to take the red pill, stay in Wonderland, and show us how deep the consciousness rabbit hole goes.

In this conversation, best-selling author of "The Case Against Reality" and UCI professor emeritus Don Hoffman takes us on a journey through cutting-edge research that points to an interconnected consciousness beyond space and time, that could potentially be the true architect of our reality (and others). 

In a conversation that challenges the norms, Dr. Donald D. Hoffman backs up his bold claims with research that spans evolutionary biology, game theory, neuroscience, philosophy, high-energy physics, and theoretical mathematics, and discusses his newest discovery -- 'positive geometries' and that exist independent of space and time. 

What is consciousness? What is death? What happens when we meditate? What is the amplituhedron? We discuss these questions and more. Prepare to question your most fundamental beliefs about existence as Dr. Hoffman presents his theories on the illusory nature of reality (spoiler: we're living in a simulation).

00:00:00 Coming Up in the Episode
00:00:57 Don Hoffman’s Background and Work
00:02:40 Investigating Consciousness
00:05:47 Discovering the Role of Heuristics in Evolution
00:10:52 Desktop Interface as Metaphor for Reality
00:19:09 Space-Time and Consciousness
00:27:47 Positive Geometries Outside Space/Time
00:31:22 Rethinking Consciousness as Fundamental
00:32:34 Drawing Insights from Spiritual Traditions
00:33:35 Connected Conscious Agents
00:37:57 Twitterverse Metaphor for Connected Consciousness
00:44:01 Limits of Scientific Theories
00:50:52 Creativity and Cognitive Science
00:58:22 Insights from Meditation
01:02:54 Awareness without Content
01:05:46 What is Death?
01:10:09 Brains Don’t Exist
01:14:53 The Infinite Consciousness
01:18:21 Unity in Consciousness: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
01:39:57 Evolution and Reality: Unveiling the Illusion
01:43:23 The Power and Limitations of Mathematics
01:49:21 Follow Donald D. Hoffman’s Work on Twitter


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