Why the future might not be where you think it is

We use space to understand the passage of time, but don’t assume everyone thinks of the future as in front and the past as behind.

Ruth Ogden, Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2023 • ~6 min

Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction

Scientists are trying to figure out if time travel is even theoretically possible. If it is, it looks like it would take a whole lot more knowledge and resources than humans have now to do it.

Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Nov. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

What Is Daylight Saving Time?
VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 2, 2023 • ~3 min

I've researched time for 15 years – here's how my perception of it has changed

Time’s elasticity is part of how we process it.

Ruth Ogden, Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Nov. 1, 2023 • ~6 min

Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids' mental health

Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.

Maida Lynn Chen, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~10 min

How drugs can warp your sense of time

MDMA and cocaine are known to speed up people’s perception of time, while LSD can induce a sense of timelessness.

Cathy Montgomery, Reader in Psychopharmacology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~7 min

Understanding time may be the key to the race against climate change

Time is, after all, at the heart of climate narratives.

Ruth Ogden, Reader in Experimental Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~7 min

Scientists Find Time Was Slower in Quasars of Early Universe
VOA Learning English • voa
July 10, 2023 • ~4 min

Computer problems are a big waste of time

People waste between 11 and 20% of their time because of everyday computer problems, according to new research.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
July 5, 2023 • ~7 min

Team captures a day in the life of the whole world

"We wanted to know—what does the time allocation of humanity look like, averaged over all people and across all countries?"

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
June 13, 2023 • ~6 min

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