Grumpy Old Geeks Media Do We See Reality As It Is? Media Do We See Reality As It Is? 2 mentions in 1 episode This TED Talk presents Donald Hoffman's research and examples concerning perception. Mentions 122: The Middleman Economy Aug 7, 2015 58:51 I watched a TED Talk with Donald Hoffman, Do We See Reality As It Is? 59:07 he goes into his research and has some really interesting anecdotes.