Neuroscientist, Dr. Andrew Gallimore returns to the mind meld to explore his new collaboration with cognitive scientist, Donald Hoffman. This one is a mind-bending synthesis of altered states research, conscious agents, simulation theory, and the hidden mathematics of behind reality.🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thirdeyedropsGet access to our Youtube Member's Library:https://www.youtube.com/@THIRDEYEDROPS/membershipHoffman’s core thesis is that space-time is not fundamental. What we call “physical reality” may be more like an evolutionary interface, a useful dashboard generated by deeper interactions among conscious agents. Gallimore brings this framework into one of the strangest frontiers of neuroscience and consciousness research: Hidden worlds, entities, impossible geometries, and the possibility that altered states may reveal normally hidden layers of reality.In this conversation, we explore whether entities are “just hallucinations,” whether consciousness could be fundamental, how Hoffman’s mathematics may help explain alien worlds of experience, and why Gallimore believes the future of science may involve mapping other regions of mind or even testing whether non-human intelligences can be encountered there.This one goes deep: altered states, simulation theory, conscious realism, machine elves, the interface theory of perception, impossible geometry, alien intelligence, and the question of whether the brain produces consciousness — or explores it.Topics covered:Andrew Gallimore’s collaboration with Don HoffmanEntities, machine elves, and alien worldsConscious agents and Hoffman’s theory of realityIs space-time an evolutionary interface?Simulation theory vs. conscious realismCan entities be scientifically tested?The “trace” of hidden conscious agentsImpossible geometry and high-dimensional experiencePsychedelic science, neuroscience, and the future of consciousness researchSETI of the mindWhether consciousness is produced by the brain or fundamental to realityMy most recent Mind Meld with Donald Hoffman:https://youtu.be/J--0hk89hmULinks for Dr. Andrew GallimoreTrace Institute: https://traceinstitute.org/Andrew's New Book: https://shorturl.at/CocGpWebsite: https://www.buildingalienworlds.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/alieninsectLinks For Third Eye Drops 🌀🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thirdeyedropsGet access to our Youtube Member's Library:https://www.youtube.com/@THIRDEYEDROPS/membershipHear hundreds of other mind melds:🎧 Apple Podcasts: thirdeyedrops.com/itunes 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/ahnB1✌️Follow Michael on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/third_eye_dropsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices