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How to think about... Time

27 June 2018

Physics says that our perception of smoothly flowing time is a cosmic accident. So why do we think the future always comes after the past?

Why now doesn’t exist, and other strange facts about time

18 April 2018

Einstein’s relativity tells us that time results from gravity warping the fabric of reality – resulting in a picture that is weirdly at odds with our experience

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How to think about... Time

Why now doesn’t exist, and other strange facts about time

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