StarTalk Radio · 2026-06-26 · 74 min · 12,481 words

Is Reality Really Real? With Donald Hoffman

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Coming up on Star Talk Special Edition. Is reality. Real. Do you want it to be? I'm gonna say no because then I do not owe anything to Visa.

Coming up. Yeah. What neuroscience says About the nature of reality. Start talk.

Special edition. Welcome. Star Talk. Your place in the universe where science and pop culture Collide. Star Talk begins.

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