The TED talk is old and maybe not the right format to discuss details. There are long-form discussions with Donald Hoffman on Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal I can link:
He goes into more details (it's over 3 hours…), but I am not sure his arguments are satisfying. It is really hard to prove this concept. The idea itself is very old. Plato's Cave is only one example.
https://youtu.be/CmieNQH7Q4w
He goes into more details (it's over 3 hours…), but I am not sure his arguments are satisfying. It is really hard to prove this concept. The idea itself is very old. Plato's Cave is only one example.
Also in discussion with others: https://youtu.be/EwTpdCVsttI with John Vervaeke https://youtu.be/bhSlYfVtgww with Joscha Bach