Is reality just perception? (Audio & TED talk Video)
Is reality just perception? (Audio & TED talk Video)
- October 9, 2016
- Don Hoffman, cognitive sciences, via CBC Radio, Oct. 9, 2016
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But [UCI Professor and] cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman believes that our perceptions of reality may not accurately reflect reality; rather evolution has shaped our perceptions in a way that allows us to survive.
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