Jo Marchant – The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment

What if the present moment – the ‘now’– isn’t just a tick of the clock? We feel that the present is everything; all we can know, yet physics finds no universal 'now'. So where does that leave us – and what is the 'now' we experience? Drawing on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, science journalist Jo Marchant will show how we each carve out our lived experience – sensations and emotions, actions and decisions – through our interactions with the world. Far from being an illusion or a mere slice of time, she will argue that this evolving, interconnected tapestry is the source of our lives and selves, and perhaps even reality itself. Join us to explore the secrets of how our lives really unfold – and rediscover the creative power of ‘now’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices