{"id":2295,"date":"2022-06-15T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T00:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2022-08-26T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:44:20","slug":"351-donald-hoffman-perception-limitation-through-our-senses-in-the-case-against-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/351-donald-hoffman-perception-limitation-through-our-senses-in-the-case-against-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"351: Donald Hoffman | Perception Limitation Through Our Senses In &#8220;The Case Against Reality&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2297\" width=\"288\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Donald Hoffman, author of <em>The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes,<\/em> joins on episode 351 of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald David Hoffman is an American&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cognitive_psychologist\">cognitive psychologist<\/a>&nbsp;and popular science author. He is a professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_California,_Irvine\">University of California, Irvine<\/a>, with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoffman studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. His research subjects include facial attractiveness, the recognition of shape, the perception of motion and color, the evolution of perception, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem\">mind\u2013body problem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"351: Donald Hoffman | Perception Limitation Through Our Senses In &quot;The Case Against Reality&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jqra1JuwUjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He has co-authored two technical books:&nbsp;<em>Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception<\/em>&nbsp;(1989) offers a theory of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Consciousness\">consciousness<\/a>&nbsp;and its relationship to physics;&nbsp;<em>Automotive Lighting and Human Vision<\/em>&nbsp;(2005) applies vision science to vehicle lighting. His book&nbsp;<em>Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See<\/em>&nbsp;(1998) presents the modern science of visual perception to a broad audience. His 2015&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TED_Talk\">TED Talk<\/a>, &#8220;Do we see reality as it is?&#8221; argues that our perceptions have evolved to hide reality from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2298\" width=\"238\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality-1356x2048.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Donald-D.-Hoffman-The-Case-Against-Reality.jpg 1695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2784\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2295-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas351donaldhoffman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas351donaldhoffman.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas351donaldhoffman.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas351donaldhoffman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=2295-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas351donaldhoffman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas351donaldhoffman.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Donald Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes, joins on episode 351 of the show. Donald David Hoffman is an American&nbsp;cognitive psychologist&nbsp;and popular science author. 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