Pascal Wallisch, professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, talks about illusions, perceptions, subjective reality vs. objective reality, consciousness and free will.

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0:00 Introduction

1:14 Reality Is An Illusion

3:13 What Sounds Do Animals Hear?

7:57 Subjective Reality Is A Result Of Evolution

16:12 The Dress Illusion Explained

38:04 Yanny Or Laurel Illusion Explained

45:22 Coming To Terms With The Idea Of Subjective Reality

48:41 Challenges Of Working In Science

53:47 What Does Objective Reality Look Like?

58:30 Why Study Of Consciousness Was Taboo

1:05:40 What Is Consciousness

1:14:16 Is Consciousness Emergent Or Fundamental?

1:25:54 Numbers Are A Glimpse Of The Divine

1:28:33 Do We Have Free Will?

1:39:11 Physics Is Currently At A Standstill

1:43:27 Do We Have Free Will? (part 2)

1:47:35 Are We Living In A Simulation?

1:50:41 Does God Exist?

1:53:47 String Theory Is Untestable

1:57:06 Lego Interpretation

1:59:14 Books, Movies, Role Models (Positive Influences)

2:06:18 What Happens When We Die?

2:10:46 Legacy

2:16:11 Meaning Of Life

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