Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception - Couverture souple

Hammond, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847677916 ISBN 13 : 9781847677914

Editeur : Canongate Books, 2013

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Mind-boggling ... will change the way you think about time' Carl Wilkinson Financial Times

'With an engaging, light touch, [Claudia Hammond] describes the ingenious experiments psychologists have devised to explore how our brains construct - and warp - time' Richard Webb New Scientist

'[Hammond] weaves a beautifully constructed story out of the puzzles that preoccupy us about the way we experience time, and the cutting-edge science that tries to make sense of it' Raymond Tallis Mail on Sunday

'A fascinating new book...Time Warped is highly engaging and accessible' Doug Johnstone Big Issue

'A serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time' Nick Curtis Evening Standard

'Engaging throughout, Time Warped will give you a better idea of your personal measurement of time. It covers complex ideas...without any reduction of scope' Ben Critchley We Love This Book

'An engaging, well-paced ride through the worlds of psychology, biology and neuroscience. Claudia Hammond's style balances in-depth analysis with absorbing anecdote' Top Sante Magazine

'An intriguing book unravelling the mysteries of time perception[...] It's an engaging, and sometimes mind-boggling discovery of experience and expeditions, through facts and formidable research' The Skinny

'It is worth making time to read this book' --Good Book Guide

Quatrième de couverture :

Why does life speed up as we get older? Why does the clock in your head sometimes move at a different speed from the one on the wall? Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand it? And is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it?

Drawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and biology, and using original research on the way memory shapes our understanding of time, the acclaimed writer and BBC broadcaster Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. Along the way, she introduces us to an extraordinary array of characters willing to go to great lengths in the interests of research, including the French speleologist Michel Siffre, who spends two months in an ice cave in complete darkness.

Time Warped offers insight into how to manage our time more efficiently, speed time up and slow it down at will, plan for the future with more accuracy, and, ultimately, use the warping of time to our own advantage.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1847677916
• ISBN 13: 9781847677914
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352