Time Out of Mind. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Description
Is there a substantial reality to the notion of time, or is time merely a convention agreed upon to maintain an orderly world? Is there a physical basis for the feeling of a day either dragging or speeding by? What does the Big Bang have to do with the passage of time? In this program James Burke addresses these intriguing questions and others as he explores the science behind the human perception of time. Using a gigantic clock and actors set in a surreal landscape, Burke explains how circadian rhythms, entropy, and the constancy of the speed of light all contribute to the ways in which we experience and think about time.
Runtime
29 min
Series
Subjects
- Religious institutions (185)
- Biological rhythms (27)
- Brain (487)
- Sleep (55)
- Nervous system (179)
- Time (12)
- Philosophy (274)
- Theology, Doctrinal (25)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c1980
Database
Films on Demand
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