In this chapter, the host reflects on the pandemic's impact on their understanding of time, sparking a deep curiosity that leads to a conversation with a theoretical physicist. They explore the philosophical and emotional dimensions of time, emphasizing its role as a human construct intertwined with change, grief, and memory. Personal narratives weave through the discussion, illustrating how experiences shape our perception of time and existence in both mundane and mystical ways.
Our lives are so rushed, so busy. Always on the clock. Counting the hours, minutes, seconds. Have you ever stopped to wonder: what are you counting? What is this thing, that’s all around us, invisible, inescapable, always running out? What is time?
Original Air Date: November 18, 2023
Interviews In This Hour:
Time, loss and the Big Bang — Finding solace in the vastness of space — Carlo Rovelli's white holes, where time dissolves
Guests:
Marcelo Gleiser, Marjolijn van Heemstra, Carlo Rovelli
Check out the full series at ttbook.org/deeptime