Presented by Jim Hemmer
We conventionally think of time as something that flows uniformly, independently from everything else, from the past to the future, measured by clocks and watches. In the course of time the events of the universe succeed each other in an orderly way: pasts, presents, futures. And yet all of this is disputed by some scientists. Additionally, modern science has shown us that time is not absolute. For example, time passes faster for people who live in the mountains than those at sea level. We will look at this and other ways that time is different for different people. Join us as we survey what we actually know about time, focusing on the roles of philosophy and the science of physics in determining the nature of time. We’ll look at what Aristotle, Newton, and Einstein thought about the nature of time and whether quantum mechanics is relevant to this inquiry.
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Money in America’s Political System 1/3
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Fiction Book Club