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Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

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Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

Felt time can speed up and slow down, depending on circumstances, because our perception of duration is intrinsically linked to the mental states induced by our physiological responses to the world

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5 Evolution - How long does evolution take? 2E8WW3F Time, traveling through space and time, 3d illustration

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How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

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8 Can we live without time?

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Can we live without time? Not if we value a solid sense of self

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JILA?s three-dimensional (3-D) quantum gas atomic clock consists of a grid of light formed by three pairs of laser beams. A stack of two tables is used to configure optical components around a vacuum chamber. Shown here is the upper table, where lenses and other optics are mounted. A blue laser beam excites a cube-shaped cloud of strontium atoms located behind the round window in the middle of the table. Strontium atoms fluorescence strongly when excited with blue light.

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Jun Ye interview: What use is the world's most accurate clock?

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6 Will we ever unite physics? The infinite time is circulating in the universe, 3D illustration; Shutterstock ID 498879817; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Will we ever unite physics? Clocks in superposition could offer clues

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Will time ever end? The answer lies in the death throes of the cosmos

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Will time ever end? The answer lies in the death throes of the cosmos

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What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension

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What is time? The mysterious essence of the fourth dimension

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Could we ever go back in time? Relativity does not rule it out

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Could we ever go back in time? Relativity does not rule it out

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3 How Do We Sense Time? Mechanical brain, conceptual image. Composite image of coloured medical imagery of a human brain and skull, with cogs and gears representing concepts such as memory, time and mechanical brains. The imagery includes 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of the skull and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain. The scans are of a 30-year-old woman.

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How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories

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The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers

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The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers

Virtual humans are gaining popularity on social media, with some amassing millions of young followers. But what psychological impact are they having?

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Life

Saving Virunga's endangered gorillas with green power and chocolate

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Health

We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

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Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

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