Book and media reviews from the journal Science, edited by Valerie Thompson.

Valerie Thompson, Editor

Posts tagged with "Time"

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  The Order of Time
  Carlo Rovelli

  Book Physics, Time

  A quantum physicist reveals why time is not as simple as it seems

  30 April, 2018

  Carlo Rovelli, best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, is back with a new book, The Order of Time. This latest venture offers insight into the notion of time, including narratives on how our understanding of the concept has changed from antiquity to the present, as well as a concise update on how time… Read More
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  Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation
  Alan Burdick

  Book Circadian Rhythms, Multidisciplinary Studies, Physics, Time

  From cesium atoms to circadian rhythms, a journalist probes the notion of “now”

  10 January, 2017

  “Time is what everybody agrees the time is,” a researcher says to Alan Burdick a few pages into Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation. It sounds like something the Mad Hatter might have said in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. But it’s the truth. Time is such a fundamental part of modern life that sometimes… Read More