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**“[__Why Time Flies__] captures us. Because it opens up a well of fascinating queries and gives us a glimpse of what has become an ever more deepening mystery for humans: the nature of time.” —__The New York Times Book Review__****“Erudite and informative, a joy with many small treasures.” —__Science__** “Time” is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it’s always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we’re bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly?In this witty and meditative exploration, award-winning author and __New Yorker__ staff writer Alan Burdick takes readers on a personal quest to understand how time gets in us and why we perceive it the way we do. In the company of scientists, he visits the most accurate clock in the world (which exists only on paper); discovers that “now” actually happened a split-second ago; finds a twenty-fifth hour in the day; lives in the Arctic to lose all sense of time; and, for one fleeting moment in a neuroscientist’s lab, even makes time go backward. __Why Time Flies__ is an insta

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Author

Alan Burdick

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416540281

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Agriculture

Rating

3.44 / 5 (351 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14