Donald D. Hoffman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald D. Hoffman
Occupation	Cognitive Scientist
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1955(1955-12-29)
Age	69
Birthplace	San Antonio
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aquarius

Donald D. Hoffman Biography

Donald D. Hoffman is one of the most popular and richest Cognitive Scientist who was born on December 29, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Donald David Hoffman (born December 29, 1955) is an American cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science.

Donald D. Hoffman Net Worth

Donald D. Hoffman is one of the richest Cognitive Scientist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald D. Hoffman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hoffman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in quantitative psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1978, and earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in computational psychology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1983 under David Marr and Whitman Richards. He was briefly a Research Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of MIT, and then became an assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine (UCI) in 1983. He has remained on the faculty of UCI since then, with a sabbatical during the 1995-1996 academic year at the Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Forschung of Bielefeld University.

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 mind-body problem. He has co-authored two technical books: Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception (1989) offers a theory of consciousness and its relationship to physics; Automotive Lighting and Human Vision (2005) applies vision science to vehicle lighting. His book Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See (1998) presents the modern science of visual perception to a broad audience. His 2015 TED Talk, “Do we see reality as it is?” explains how our perceptions have evolved to hide reality from us.

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Top Facts about Donald D. Hoffman

1. Donald D. Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist.
2. He is a professor at the University of California, Irvine.
3. Hoffman’s research focuses on perception and consciousness.
4. He has proposed the theory of “conscious realism.”
5. Hoffman argues that our perceptions are not accurate representations of reality.
6. His work challenges traditional views in psychology and neuroscience.
7. Hoffman has authored several popular science books, including “The Case Against Reality.”
8. He has given numerous TED talks on his research.
9. Hoffman received his Ph.D from MIT in 1983.
10. He has published over 120 scientific papers in his career.
11. Hoffman’s work has been featured in major media outlets such as The New York Times and Scientific American.
12. He is considered one of the leading thinkers in the field of perception and consciousness studies today

What is Donald Hoffman's theory?

The cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman uses evolutionary game theory to show that our perceptions of an independent reality must be illusions.

What is the conscious agent theory?

The theory of conscious agents proposed by Hoffman and Prakash (2014) takes conscious agents, rather than physical objects and space-time, as fundamental. Thus the perceptions and actions of a conscious agent are not localized in space-time, and conscious agents cannot be reduced to microphysical particles or fields.

Do we see reality as it is by Donald Hoffman summary?

Rather than as a set of absolute physical principles, reality is best understood as a set of phenomena our brain constructs to guide our behavior. To put it simply: we actively create everything we see, and there is no aspect of reality that does not depend on consciousness.

Do we see reality as it is Donald Hoffman transcript?

Today, I’d like tell you what that assumption is, why it’s false, and how to fix it. Let’s begin with a question: Do we see reality as it is? I open my eyes and I have an experience that I describe as a red tomato a meter away. As a result, I come to believe that in reality, there’s a red tomato a meter away.

What is illusion of reality?

illusion, a misrepresentation of a “real” sensory stimulus —that is, an interpretation that contradicts objective “reality” as defined by general agreement. For example, a child who perceives tree branches at night as if they are goblins may be said to be having an illusion.