Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception

Hammond, Claudia

ISBN 10: 1847677916 / ISBN 13: 9781847677914

Published by Canongate Books, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847677916
• ISBN 13: 9781847677914
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Time rules our lives, but how much do we really understand it? In "Time Warped" we meet the people willing to go to extreme lengths to find out. They travel to Costa Rica to find out if hummingbirds can sense the passage of time, they walk towards the edge of a stairwell blindfolded and one man spends two months in an ice cave in total darkness - all in an attempt to fathom the tricks time can play on our minds.

Drawing on the latest research from psychology, neuroscience and biology, award-winning BBC Radio4 presenter Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. She shows us how to manage time more efficiently, why speeds up as you get older and, ultimately, how to use the warping of time to our own advantage.

From the Back Cover

Why does life speed up as we get older? Why does the clock in your head sometimes move at a different speed from the one on the wall? Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand 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 BBC broadcaster Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. Along the way, she introduces us to an extraordinary array of characters willing to go to great lengths in the interests of research, including the French speleologist Michel Siffre, who spends two months in an ice cave in complete darkness.

Time Warped offers insight into how to manage our time more efficiently, speed time up and slow it down at will, plan for the future with more accuracy, and, ultimately, use the warping of time to our own advantage.