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Breakthrough Research: DMT Entities & the Simulation Decoded | Dr. Andrew Gallimore on Donald Hoffman

July 11, 2026 · 2 h 23 min

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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/thirdeyedrops Get access to our Youtube Member's Library: https://www.youtube.com/@THIRDEYEDROPS/membership Hoffman’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 Hoffman Entities, machine elves, and alien worlds Conscious agents and Hoffman’s theory of reality Is space-time an evolutionary interface? Simulation theory vs. conscious realism Can entities be scientifically tested? The “trace” of hidden conscious agents Impossible geometry and high-dimensional experience Psychedelic science, neuroscience, and the future of consciousness research SETI of the mind Whether consciousness is produced by the brain or fundamental to reality My most recent Mind Meld with Donald Hoffman: https://youtu.be/J--0hk89hmU Links for Dr. Andrew Gallimore Trace Institute: https://traceinstitute.org/ Andrew's New Book: https://shorturl.at/CocGp Website: https://www.buildingalienworlds.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/alieninsect Links For Third Eye Drops 🌀 🥰 Support TED and join the community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thirdeyedrops Get access to our Youtube Member's Library: https://www.youtube.com/@THIRDEYEDROPS/membership Hear hundreds of other mind melds: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: thirdeyedrops.com/itunes 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/ahnB1 ✌️Follow Michael on Instagram https://instagram.com/third_eye_drops

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