Science for You: Time
Every Thursday • 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. • Auditorium/Zoom/Stream
September 12, 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • November 7, 14, 21, (28 no class) • December 5
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Time is pervasive. It rules our lives. From the rising and setting of the sun to the cycles of nature, the thought processes in our brains, and the biorhythms in our day, nothing is so essential to our existence and yet so difficult to explain. Why does time have a direction? What does it mean to remember the past, to predict the future, or to perceive time passing? Unlike the three dimensions that constitute space, we experience time sequentially second after second, flowing from past to present to future along the irreversible arrow of time. In this course, we’ll discuss the nature of time in science, history and culture. We’ll also explore how we perceive and misperceive time, the workings of memory, proposals for time travel and imaginative ways that time has been disrupted in fiction. Take some time to think about time!
Instructors/Coordinators: Rick Hearn and Susan Hanna
Tech Coordinators: Paul Herrick and Ginger Barnhart
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