Time is seen as part of the fundamental grammar of the world. Yet there is little evidence proving it actually exists. Drawing from his latest book, The Order of Time world-renown physicist Carlo Rovelli proposes a new model for thinking about time. He explains why the answer to time’s mystery arguably has as much to do with how humans work as with the manner of the cosmos.

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About Time - Ep. 2 - The Physics Of Time - Carlo Rovelli - The Emotion Of The Passing Of Time

Time isn’t just lived in the brain; it’s stamped into the very cells of our being. This episode is all about physiological time, exploring the internal circadian rhythms that bring clockwork cadence to our lives. We'll see how social time inventions like daylight saving can clash with our highly individual biological time.

Podcast guest Neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann shares insights on how bodily states like illness and hunger change the perceived passage of time, and how the time we feel is an expression of our unique self.

About Time is a 5-episode podcast series produced by Timely – the world’s first automatic time tracking app. Listen to all the episodes at: https://timelyapp.com/abouttime

About Time - Ep. 4 - The Physiology of Time

The “material self” is one of our primary tools for cataloguing and understanding our life, but it’s only possible as an entity over time. 

Our bodily signals constitute the most basic feature of our conscious self — as a stream of information that is forever updating — and how feeling states could function as an inner measure of duration itself.

https://timelyapp.com/abouttime/episode-4-the-physiology-of-time

About Time - Ep. 4 - The Physiology Of Time - The Phenomenal Self

We all have a silent clockwork inside us governing what we feel and how our bodies operate. 

Biological clocks keep us ticking over — but those which have captured our imagination most are circadian rhythms. We explore how ultradian rhythms work, from those that are stamped into our cells to those that respond to our external environment.

https://timelyapp.com/abouttime/episode-4-the-physiology-of-time

About Time - Ep. 4 - The Physiology Of Time - Biological Time

Ever considered where the whole “early bird”/”night owl” classification comes from? Or why teenagers find it so hard to get up in the mornings? This section takes a closer look at how our individual “clock genes” influence out master circadian rhythm: the sleep/wake cycle. 

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About Time - Ep. 4 - The Physiology Of Time - Master Clock

Individual “clock genes” influence out master circadian rhythm: the sleep/wake cycle. 

We consider how social designs for time — like daylight savings and work schedules — impact biological time, and the potentially dangerous consequences of the social jetlag they create.

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About Time - Ep. 4 - The Physiology Of Time - Daylight Saving Time

Although time may not materially exist, most of us still measure it out using clocks and calendars. From the creation of days to the atomic clock, this episode is all about how the abstract concept of time became a countable “reality” — and why metric time worked its way to the heart of Western society.

Historian Paul Glennie deconstructs the disciplinary narrative of clock time — with its ties to 19th century industrialism — to show why it only represents one part of the social time picture. Using more contemporary examples, we explore what metric time means for our consumer services, personal aspirations and social etiquette.

About Time is a 5-episode podcast series produced by Timely – the world’s first automatic time tracking app. Listen to all the episodes at: timelyapp.com/abouttime

About Time - Ep. 5 - The Construction of Time

While we may run our lives according to clocks and calendars, that’s not to say we have an easy relationship with them. This section takes a closer look at the social implications of metric time to consider what it means today. 

Historian Paul Glennie deconstructs the disciplinary narrative of clock time — with its ties to 19th century industrialism — to show why it only represents one part of the social time picture. 

https://timelyapp.com/abouttime/episode-5-the-construction-of-time

About Time - Ep. 5 - The Construction Of Time - Time Supression

The countable time we use in our everyday life is a social construction. This section takes a look at how different cultures divided the abstract concept of time into days, weeks, months and years. We consider the mathematical limitations of basing units on environmental cues like the Earth’s rotation. 

From the 10-day weeks of ancient China to the alternative names for months in modern Turkmenistan, we explore how our calendars are as much cultural creations, as empirical tools.

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Podcast - Ep. 5 - The Construction Of Time - The Calendar

Ever wondered where when the global organization of time began? This section explains all. It lays out the local origins of time standardization, through to the governmentally-sanctioned version of universal clock time we use today. We consider the pressures of local organization, industrialization, expanding transport and communications networks in the drive to create a coordinated social framework for time.

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About Time - Ep. 5 - The Construction Of Time - Knowledge Of Time

The countable time we use in our everyday life is a social construction.

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About Time - Ep. 5 - The Construction Of Time - Culturally Created Instruments

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