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Tag: time
Time Pollution
Do our memories and thoughts have an accurate representation of a particular time, or can time epochs be polluted by events and people?
Inertia of Time
What would happen if time stops? Are we bound tightly to it, or would we continue to slide along the time line with our time inertia? There seems to be some evidence that this may be the case…
An Expansion of Time
Will the expansion of the universe affect my time at home?
Time’s up for my alarm clock!
My alarm clock has marked the passage of time for me but its time is finally up. Alarm bells have been ringing and alerting me of its imminent demise with limp hands, no glow and yes – a dead alarm feature. Farewell, my ex-trusty alarm clock. May you snooze in peace…
Strapped For Time
It seems to me that we’re obsessed with time enough as it is, and by putting on watches we’re strapping ourselves to time even more literally! We want more degrees of temporal freedom – but there’s a paradox…
Time’s Arrow
“The Arrow Paradox” and “Time’s Arrow” work in space and time respectively and each have limitations. Can they be reconciled to allow time travel?
The Paradox of the Winter Solstice and Daylight Saving Time
As we approach the winter solstice on 21 December 2016) a paradox looms ahead of us. And it’s in cahoots with the daylight saving time.
Punished for Punctuality?
Punctuality seems to be a rare commodity, yet it’s presence isn’t recognised. I’d like to think that punctuality to time is a matter of temporal precision and should be rewarded!
Complex 3D Time
Can complex number theory be applied to time? Would a “complex time” component would effectively turn a time line into a time plane (or time volume?) possibly allowing for multitasking?
Time marches on with football
Gary Lineker is best known in football, but for me he’s the front man for crisps and the occasional quiz show. 21 years later we see the effects of the march time.
A late time keeper
When people are late it’s a sign that they disregard your own time. Sometimes though, lateness can’t be helped. Indeed, other people may cause it, or even make alleviating the problems being late causes, worse.
Beginning of time
It seems that time begins when we’re born, even for other people. Perhaps we should celebrate the beginning of time with…a birthday! 😉
Dealing with Earth Time
It’s seems to me that children and animals have it right when it comes to dealing with Earth time. They pretty much ignore it. But for the rest of us we’re pretty useless with dealing with our own manual manipulation of time.
Guest post: God and Time
This is a post from guest blogger Mihir Kansara who examines here how the concept of time may explain whether God governs our universe. Are you prepared?
No Chime to Sit Still
With the help from an hourly chime and a little green man, I have no time to sit still.
Is time anti-hereditary?
Insanity is hereditary because you get it from your children. But I wonder if the opposite is true regarding time; without children we have more time, and in which case…is there a further step till we achieve time travel?
A unique signature of time
In the same way as Plato’s prisoners or Hawkins’ goldfish, are each of us seeing shadows of time, or a distorted view of it? How is it that each of us judge the duration of a second differently, just as each of us reproduce a uniquely shaped “0” when we hand write?
Bed time
Children never like going to bed, so the hands of the clock spelling bed time seem like the finger of doom for them. But who really makes the decision for bed time?
Missing meters, missing time
A spacious office leads to an analogy where a section of time goes missing, or a time stasis is set up.
Time creation from angular momentum
Can the laws of conservation of angular momentum be manipulated such that we can create time? Here’s a graphic from www.xkcd.com which suggests so!
Not enough time
Whatever I do, I always seem to have too little time to do it in. Even if it’s simply getting out of the house in the morning. I think I have an excuse, but this guy…?
Year: A name or a number?
When we look at other units of time, there are a whole mix of names and counting systems. So is assigning a number to a year the best methodology for defining or specifying a year?
Much as I dislike astrology and have no time for it, I like the Chinese way of naming the year (as we do with days and months) instead of numbering them…
The Dutch Masters of Time
Holland. Well known for being flat, tulips, clogs, windmills and bicycles. Now add hideous table clothes and a strange idea of the English calendar!
A relatively simple lunch
People say that we are all time travellers because we move through time at a rate of 1 second / … More
Some time in Holland
What is it with Holland and time travel? A lot of people think that the first time travel novel is … More
Time travel train: moment of proof!
So here it is! All of my seemingly endless journeys and musings about time travel on my daily train commute … More
Spring forward
So tonight’s the night. (Or is it tomorrow morning’s the morning). At 2 am we put our clocks forward to … More
Thinking ahead
We naturally tend to think ahead, so is our psychology mapped to the future? How would you respond to the … More
Time is money? No…it's greater!
“Pay me peanuts and I’ll work like a monkey.” I recently started a new job; they pay me peanuts, but … More
Time in an Instant
There is nothing instant about “instant”. Not in coffee, not in two shakes of a lambs tail (or a coffee … More
Time for a time change
The clocks go back an hour tonight. The addition or subtraction of an hour twice a year in an effort … More