Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception - Hardcover

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Have you ever tried to spend a day without looking at a clock or checking your watch? It's almost impossible. Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand about it? And is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it? Drawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience and biology, and using original research on the way memory shapes our understanding of time, the acclaimed writer and broadcaster Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. Hammond won the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement and Media Award in 2012, given for making an outstanding contribution to raising the profile of psychology with the general public, and Mind's Making a Difference Award in 2011, given to those who set the agenda and initiate change in the field of mental health. She also lectures in psychology for Boston University.

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"In "Time Warped", Claudia Hammond... has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing."--Jascha Hoffman, "New York Times"

."..a fascinating foray into the idea that our experience of time is actively created by our own minds and how these sensations of what neuroscientists and psychologists call "mind time" are created."--Maria Popova, "BrainPickings"

"In "Time Warped," Claudia Hammond... has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing."--Jascha Hoffman, "New York Times"

In "Time Warped," Claudia Hammond has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing. --Jascha Hoffman, "New York Times""

A well-researched meditation on how we see the future . There s one great question of time, one which of course this book cannot answer, but on which it gives a great deal of much-needed perspective: How much do I have left? --Slate"

a fascinating foray into the idea that our experience of time is actively created by our own minds and how these sensations of what neuroscientists and psychologists call mind time are created. --Maria Popova, "BrainPickings""

This lively introduction to the psychology of time perception is an intriguing take on the fluidity of reality. --"Publishers Weekly""

This is an ideal read for those looking for science-based theories of time perception without the scientific jargon . Despite the common belief that time moves at a constant pace, Hammond demonstrates how life s circumstances can make minutes seem an eternity and decades the blink of an eye. --"Library Journal""

"In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond... has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing."--Jascha Hoffman, New York Times

"A well-researched meditation on how we see the future.... There's one great question of time, one which of course this book cannot answer, but on which it gives a great deal of much-needed perspective: 'How much do I have left?' "--Slate
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A fascinating and mind-bending journey through the science of time perception

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  • PublisherCanongate Books
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 1847677894
  • ISBN 13 9781847677891
  • BindingHardcover
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