Do we see reality as it is?

Title:: Do we see reality as it is?
Speaker:: Donald Hoffman
Description:: Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman is trying to answer a big question: Do we experience the world as it really is ... or as we need it to be? In this ever so slightly mind-blowing talk, he ponders how our minds construct reality for us.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 21:50

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