22 min listen
Century: The Cosmic Elastic Band
FromPleasure Studies
ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Aug 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why do some years of our lives seem to pass by in a flash, when the smallest of moments can feel infinitely frozen? In “Century,” two voices offer their radically different perspectives on the sensation of time: Centenarian Margaret Shein shares that time speeds by much faster after having lived for an entire century, while Joy Simmonds details a terrifying car accident where she felt suspended in time and found an odd sense of peace. Adding to the mystery of time’s physicality, geology professor Ulrich Wortmann speaks to certain instances in which the passing of millions of years has left no trace in nature. And in a mind-bending reflection on time and memory, physicist and time-travel researcher Ben Tippett breaks down the very real possibility of future time travel, and explains how the past lives on forever in the space-time continuum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (10)
Lost Dreams: The Neutral Cruelty of Hope: How do we regain hope when our dreams end in ruin? In “Lost Dreams,” we hear the stories of three people who followed their deepest passion and endured devastation: Perdita Felicien, a world-champion hurdler who was favored to win gold at the 2004 Olym... by Pleasure Studies