The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
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.
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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 | Conversation with the Dalai Lama (starting at 54:40)
30:15 | Reality Transcends Concepts
36:39 | Questioning Beliefs
38:56 | A New Worldview
45:04 | Mathematical Theory of Consciousness
45:39 | Rapid Fire Questions
#93: Neuroplasticity, Meditation & the Predictive Brain - Ruben Laukkonen, PhD
#92: The Awakened Mind - Delson Armstrong
#91: The Science of Creativity & Imagination - Anna Abraham, PhD
#90: Master of Sleep - Nick Littlehales
#88: Profound States of Mind - Andrew Holecek
#87: The Future of the Brain - Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD
#86: The Science of Spontaneity - Edward Slingerland, PhD
#85: Neuromagic & Illusion - Stephen Macknik, PhD & Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD
#84: The Brain of a Mental Olympian - Elena Antonova, PhD
#83: Origins of the Mind - Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD
#82: Sleep & Dreams - Sidarta Ribeiro, PhD
#81: Mind Control & Brain-Computer Interfaces - Ramses Alcaide, PhD
#80: The Power of Focus - Amishi Jha, PhD
#79: Pain & Placebo - Apkar V. Apkarian, PhD
#78: Neuroscience, Consciousness & Nonduality - James Cooke, PhD
#77: The Science of Compassion - Shauna Shapiro, PhD
#76: Peak Performance Mindset - Elliot Roe
#75: The Stoic Philosophy - Massimo Pigliucci, PhD
#74: Sublime Qualities of Mind - Sharon Salzberg
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