What Can Cognitive Neuroscience Tell Us About Perception?

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Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist and author of more than 90 scientific papers and three books, including Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See (W.W. Norton, 2000). He received his BA from UCLA in Quantitative Psychology and his Ph.D. from MIT in Computational Psychology. He joined the faculty of UC Irvine in 1983, where he is now a full professor in the departments of cognitive science, computer science and philosophy. He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for early career research into visual perception, and the Troland Research Award of the US National Academy of Sciences for his research on the relationship of consciousness and the physical world.

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Mysteries, Yes

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Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood

Gaza and the Human Soul

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Presidential candidate Cornel West and author Gabor Maté met for the first time this week to discuss the horrors of Israel’s war on Gaza.

Abrahamic Mysticism: A Shared Heritage

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A history of the weaving of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Mysticism

Shakti: Tiny Desk Concert

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A reunion of the seminal Indian / European jazz fusion band for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

#62 The Dreamer’s Dream

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A simple yet profound conversation on the life and teachings of Éric Baret

Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address

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This video, filmed on location at the Onondaga Nation School in Onondaga Nation, focuses on the purpose and uses of the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address.

Decolonizing Science

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We are witnessing a resurgence of indigenous knowledge and growing acknowledgement of its scientific value worldwide

Keep A Small Flame Burning

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Using Buddhist teaching to deal with grief during the poly-crisis

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