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It can come as no surprise that the perception of time by the brain is more complex than we had previously thought. As with many other perceptual judgements, it appears that the seat of time perception is located in more than one location in the brain. (Another example is pain.) The author's premise is "the experience of time is actively created by our minds." She then proceeds with a well documented inventory of the theories and experiments concerning time perception.
In the first chapter, the author makes the point that we are free to read the chapters of the book in our own order. I think this statement points to a weakness in the book. Ironically, the flow of the prose seems to bog at times and to speed up in others. I found that the logic in her own organisation of her writing was not always apparent to me. While the book held my interest for the most part, I wearied of her continual return to her own time perceptions. I realize this is a point of reference for her, but ultimately it wore out my attention. Further, in an effort to create some suspense, I am assuming; she spaces out the narrative of several of the key examples of time being warped by the stimuli around the experience. I did not like this technique. I prefer to have points made succinctly.
Overall, however, I found a lot to appreciate in this book. I was able to familiarize myself with past and present theories in a format that was accessable and well referenced. THis book would be considered popular science, but the author was able to avoid "dumbing down" the material. This is a subject that is certainly a factor for all of us. We are often reminded that our multi focus, fast paced world is destroying our core ability to cope with our inner thoughts. I think this book provides a framework for that discussion that I am happy to have read.
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Claudia Hammond notes that the word 'time' is used more frequently than any other noun in the English language. The concept of time is central to how we live in Western culture today, and "Time Warped" is a look at how we perceive time and at the impact it has on our lives.
Hammond looks at the role of the brain in time perception, noting effects such as the perceived slowing of time during episodes of fear or illness. She notes the differences in how people organize time in their mind--some people view the months of the year in circular fashion as with a clock, while others view them in the form of a line; some see themselves as moving through time, while others see time as moving toward them.
It is frequently observed that time seems to speed up as one gets older--the author examines this phenomenon and why most people can recall their lives from ages 15 to 25 more vividly than they can any other period. Time perception can also be skewed by vacations and periods of sickness, and the author also covers the topic of why we often underestimate the amount of time that has passed since events from the past.
It is a mark of human nature to be too optimistic with respect to our futures, and Hammond brings up the example of our underestimating the amount of time we will need to finish projects. The author notes how much wonderful or catastrophic events have on our long-term happiness and opines on whether we recall positive or negative events from the past more vividly.
Hammond even takes up the topic of whether animals can remember things, and closes this fascinating volume by offering suggestions to problems that the issue of time poses in people's lives.
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This is a terrifically fun book to read – much like Mary Roach's series, It comes from many points of view all of the same time (there's that word again) but wonderful for those of us with a mathematical bent.
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Ordered this for my daughter's senior research paper and ended up reading it myself. I was sucked in and couldn't stop reading and wondering. This is a well written book with interesting research and stories that will warp your sense of time.
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A most interesting book on time that is hard to explain. It is as once scientific, tantalizing, clear but yet mystifying at times. The complexity of the subject matter--and the author writes fluidly and transparently--may cause the reader to read this book slowly at times and ponder its assertions more than usual. One come away from reading this book feeling enriched.
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Claudia Hammond brings an interesting flair to studies, large and small, about how we perceive time. He final chapter gives suggestions on how to make the most of our time, an interesting read.
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The author does a fine job of describing the variety ways people experience time and describes a lot of psychological research very clearly. The book is very easy to understand and lively. Many of the anecdotes are striking and hard to forget.
Examples of the phenomena considered include whether people perceive time going slower or faster as they get older or frightened and how different people interpret the statement that a meeting has been moved forward two days.
My complaint is that the treatment lacks depth. There is no critical treatment of the experiments or the interpretations of the experiments. Maybe I am asking too much of a popular treatment that isn't really intended for academics. If so, you may find this book informative and entertaining.
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