53: The Case Against Reality | Don Hoffman (classic + updated)

About this episode

Don Hoffman discusses the nature of reality and perception in this updated interview.

Quantitative Psychologist Don Hoffman has a head-spinning take on the true nature of reality vs. what our senses report to us. This is a revisitation of our original interview, expanded with lots of new material recorded last week.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Reid

Guest: Don Hoffman

Topics covered

• reality
• perception
• psychology
• senses
• interview

Keywords

• reality
• senses
• psychology
• Don Hoffman
• perception
• interview

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