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- Oct 22, 201931 min
The Construction of Time
Although time may not materially exist, most of us still measure it out using clocks and calendars. From the creation of days to the atomic clock, this episode explores how the abstract concept of time became a countable “reality” — and why metric time worked its way to the heart of Western society. This episode in brief: 1. Mapping calendrical time | 03:15 The countable time we use in our everyday life is a social construction. This section takes a look at how different cultures divided the...
- Sep 19, 201919 min
The Physiology of Time
Time isn’t just lived in the brain; it’s stamped into the very cells of our being. With insights from neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann, this episode explores how bodily clocks, illness and age all impact how we experience time. We'll see how social time inventions, like daylight saving, can clash with our highly individual biological time. This episode in brief: 1. What is biological time? | 02:50 We all have a silent clockwork inside us governing what we feel and how our bodies operate. Thi...
- Aug 19, 201927 min
The Psychology of Time
Since we can’t prove that time physically exists, it must live somewhere inside the human mind. With the help of neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann, this episode takes a closer look at subjective time — the time we ‘feel’ — to see how our brains create our sense of time, and why it’s constantly speeding up and slowing down. This episode in brief 1. How we are able to perceive time | 02:30 Time processing plays a role in almost all aspects of our cognitive function. But what exactly is happenin...
- Jul 23, 201921 min
The Physics of Time
Time is seen as part of the fundamental grammar of the world. Yet there is little evidence proving it actually exists. With the help of quantum physicist Carlo Rovelli, this episode seeks to mop up some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding time — exploring the theories and hypotheses shaping our current scientific understanding of it. This episode in brief 1. Absolute Newtonian time | 03:00 We often think of time as a substance that lives outside of us and flows from past to future...
- Jun 24, 201929 min
The Language of Time
“Time” is the most frequently used noun in the English language. But what are we actually talking about when we talk about time? This episode looks at time representations and referencing systems used by different cultures, to explore how far language can shape how we think about time. This episode in brief: 1.The spatial language of time | 03:45 Many cultures use the graphical model of space to understand time, but there are some pretty interesting differences in how the world’s languages...
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