Donald Hoffman is a Professor of Cognitive Sciences at UC Irvine who developed the Interface Theory of Perception, arguing through evolutionary game theory that natural selection shaped conscious experience to maximize fitness rather than reveal objective reality. His peer-reviewed publication in the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and rigorous formal methodology provide academic grounding, though acceptance of his framework varies widely in the scientific community.
The Interface Theory of Perception, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 22 (2015)