# Do we see reality as it is?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2015
- Speaker: Donald Hoffman
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Do we see reality as it is?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is/23573a1e1a2a), 22 min (TED's player)