Book, Why time flies: a mainly scientific investigation[LS]

“Why did time seem to last longer when we were children? Does time really seem to pass slower when you're involved in a car accident? How can I be more productive when I have so much to do, and when I have all the time in the world I can't get anything done? [...] Can I make time speed up, slow down, stop, reverse? How and why does time fly?” It is from these questions that the award-winning New Yorker magazine reporter Alan Burdick begins his tasty investigation into what is, perhaps, the most present topic in our lives. With clarity and curiosity, he searches biology, philosophy and physics for answers to one of the great mysteries of the universe. “Time”, for example, is the most used noun in the English language; It is always in our mind and advances in every moment of life. In this witty and meditative exploration, Burdick takes readers on a personal quest to understand how we perceive time. In the company of scientists, he visits the most accurate clock in the world (which exists only on paper); discovers that “now” actually happened a fraction of a second ago; finds a 25th hour in the day; lives in the Arctic to lose all track of time and, for a fleeting moment in a neuroscientist's laboratory, even turns time backwards. Why Time Flies is an instant classic, a vivid and intimate examination of the clocks that tick inside us all.