The Observing I Podcast

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Donald Hoffman's Desktop of Reality

Donald Hoffman's Desktop of Reality7 jul42 min

<p>We like to believe that our eyes are honest, that the world we see is a reasonably accurate representation of what is actually there. But the math suggests a different story. We aren&#39;t observers of a physical world; we are users of a biological interface. From the green of an apple to the distance between two people, we are navigating a system of simplified icons designed to keep us alive by keeping us blind.</p><p>In this exploration of Donald Hoffman’s Interface Theory of Perception, we look past the pixels of space and time to find the raw, non-spatial network beneath, and discover why the lie of the material world is the only thing that makes connection possible.</p><p>Much love, David x</p>