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Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
By (author): Claudia Hammond
Claudia Hammond

Imprint:

House of Anansi Press - Toronto

ISBN:

9781770892125

Product Form:

Paperback

Form detail:

Trade
Paperback , Trade
English

Audience:

General Trade
Sep 15, 2012
$22.95 CAD
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Dimensions:

8.38in x 5.31 x 0.76 in | 0.86 lb

Page Count:

352 pages
House of Anansi Press Inc
House of Anansi Press
SCIENCE / Time

"A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time." — Financial Times

We are obsessed with time. However hard we might try, it is almost impossible to spend even one day without the marker of a clock. But how much do we understand about time, 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, acclaimed writer and broadcaster Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. Along the way, she introduces us to an extraordinary array of colourful characters willing to go to great lengths in the interests of research, such as the French speleologist Michel, who spends two months in an ice cave in complete darkness.

Time Warped shows us 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.

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and psychology lecturer. She is the author of Emotional Rollercoaster: A Journey through the Science of Feelings, which was published in six territories.

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

A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time. - Financial Times

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

She 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. - Mail on Sunday

A serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time. - Evening Standard

... accessible [and] entertaining. - Genevieve Roberts, Independent

. . . well-written and appealing. - Donna Harris, Winnipeg Free Press

Time is an elastic dimension, maybe even more so when viewed through the lenses of fear, boredom, impatience, sadness and joy. In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond explores this elasticity and the reasons for it. - Christopher Dewdney, Globe and Mail

Hammond’s book is filled with fascinating details of this sort, uncovering the many ways in which time may be an entirely personal matter. - Maclean's Magazine

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