Why time is passing

by Alan Burdick

Why time is passingb Everything about the time we want to know! A science essay that unfolds the essence of time. The topic of this years Nobel physiological medical theme "Biorhythm" !! b Why does time go by? Its time that we cant get away from us in a single moment, but were speechless in front of this simple and challenging question. What is the time? This question is equally challenging. A simple approach is one. Think of it as one minute and one second of time. How long is a second? Who decides what time is 1 second? How do many clocks around the world tune one second precisely? Is there an organ somewhere in our body that perceives time? Is the ability to perceive time innate or learned? How are the biorhythms that govern human life formed? The question of time is that one cannot answer in a cool way. How long is the “now” moment? Does time flow fast or late? Does time really flow faster as we get older? This book answers every single question about the time we want to know. Rather than explaining philosophically, literally and speculatively, it uses a wealth of up-to-date scientific information, brain science theories, and various experimental results. Fortunately, as a seasoned and savvy science journalist, Alan Burdick leads readers to the reality of "time," mobilizing their own experiences in plain, parable and essay-style style. After reading this book, you will never be able to see the world again.

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Published December 10, 2017

About the author

Alan Burdick is an editor on the science desk of The New York Times, a former staff writer and senior editor at The New Yorker, and the author of Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation. His first book, Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion (FSG, 2005), was a National Book Award finalist and won the Overseas Press Club award for environmental reporting. He has written for numerous publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, GQ, and Outside.