A new theory says DMT entities might be real, and proposes how to test it

A new theory says DMT entities might be real, and proposes how to test it
- June 3, 2026
- Work by Don Hoffman, cognitive sciences, is featured in the Science Blog
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Behind the project are Donald Hoffman, the University of California, Irvine psychologist known for arguing that perception is a user interface rather than a window onto truth … In their preprint, Traces of the Other, Gallimore, Hoffman and co-author Niffe Hermansson lay out the central move.
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