Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #293

Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist at UC Irvine and author of The Case Against Reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: to get 40% off - LMNT: to get free sample pack - InsideTracker: to get 20% off - MasterClass: to get 15% off - Indeed: to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Donald’s Twitter: Donald’s Website: ~ddhoff/ Documents & Articles: 1. Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor?: 2. Conscious Agent Networks: 3. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory: Books: 1. The Case Against Reality: 2. Vision: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:12 - Case against reality 12:40 - Spacetime 37:04 - Reductionism 57:30 - Evolutionary game theory 1:25:53 - Consciousness 2:21:13 - Visualizing reality 2:33:48 - Immanuel Kant 2:36:30 - Ephemerality of life 2:44:56 - Simulation theory 2:50:37 - Difficult ideas 3:05:39 - Love 3:09:14 - Advice for young people 3:11:33 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: