Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Canongate Books
Published:2nd May '13
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A fascinating and mind-bending journey through the science of time perception
Winner of the 2013 British Psychological Society's Book Awards Popular Science category.
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 it speeds up as you get older and, ultimately, how to use the warping of time to our own advantage.
A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time -- Carl Wilkinson * * Financial Times * *
[A] lively account of our perception of time -- Robin McKie * * Observer * *
With an engaging, light touch, [Claudia Hammond] describes the ingenious experiments psychologists have devised to explore how our brains construct - and warp - time -- Richard Webb * * New Scientist * *
A serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time -- Nick Curtis * * Evening Standard * *
Engaging throughout, Time Warped will give you a better idea of your personal measurement of time. It covers complex ideas...without any reduction of scope -- Ben Critchley * * We Love This Book * *
She weaves a beautifully constructed story out of the puzzles that preoccupy us about the way we experience time, and the cutting-edge science that tries to make sense of it -- Raymond Tallis * * Mail on Sunday * *
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 * * New York Times * *
A fascinating new book... Time Warped is highly engaging and accessible -- Doug Johnstone * * Big Issue * *
Fantastic * * Brainpickings * *
A well-researched meditation on how we see the future * * Slate * *
- Winner of British Psychological Society Book Award 2013 (UK)
ISBN: 9781847677914
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
Weight: 236g
352 pages
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