In Search of Now
The Science of the Present Moment
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Canongate Books
Publishing:12th Feb '26
£20.00
This title is due to be published on 12th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
We all feel we live in the present moment, but what does 'now' really mean?
The ever-flowing present moment captures all that we perceive in the universe; it is the only thing we can ever directly know. Yet it slips forever through our fingers, so ephemeral that many scientists argue it doesn't exist at all.
In Search of Now investigates what 'now' really is, drawing on the latest research in fields from neuroscience, psychology and anthropology to cosmology and quantum physics to rescue our perception as a fundamental ingredient of existence and reveal how we all help to create each moment through our interactions with the world.
Praise for Jo Marchant: '[Marchant] has chosen very moving characters to show us the importance of the research . . . and she has an equal flair for finding inspirational figures . . . the studies are irresistible * * New York Times * *
This is popular science writing at its very best -- HENRY MARSH
Marchant's vast and fascinating story packs in plenty of human detail . . . inspiring and persuasive * * Guardian * *
Jo Marchant makes her case so cogently that it is hard to disagree [with her] . . . The author has a gift for writing that is both clear and vivid, and communicates complex ideas in a way that is comprehensible and uncondescending * * Independent * *
Vast in scope and meticulously researched, this brilliant book [ . . . ] will make you question your reality. It left me starstruck -- GAIA VINCE
A thought-provoking look at how fascination with the heavens has shaped human culture, and still does * * Economist * *
A well-researched page-turner . . . may very well lead to widespread changes -- SUSANNAH CAHALAN
[Marchant] surveys with grace what we think we know and what we would like to know * * Guardian * *
[A] thought-provoking book . . . some remarkable findings, which Marchant analyses with elegance and lucidity . . .turns the mind-body debate on its head * * Times Literary Supplement * *
ISBN: 9781838858735
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
336 pages
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