From Instantaneous to Eternal
The units of time range from the infinitesimally brief to the interminably long.The descriptions given here attempt to convey a sense of this vast chronological span.
Features
Clocking Cultures
What is time? The answer varies from society to society
The Sciences
Real Time
The pace of living quickens continuously, yet a full understanding of things temporal still eludes us
Remembering When
Several brain structures contribute to "mind time," organizing chronologies of remembered events
That Mysterious Flow
From the fixed past to the tangible present to the undecided future, it feels as though time flows inexorably on. But that is an illusion
A Chronicle of Timekeeping
Our conception of time depends on the way we measure it
Times of Our Lives
Whether they're counting minutes, months or years, biological clocks help to keep our brains and bodies running on schedule
A Hole at the Heart of Physics
Physicists can't seem to find the time--literally. Can philosophers help?
Ultimate Clocks
Atomic clocks are shrinking to microchip size, heading for space--and approaching the limits of useful precision
Space
How to Build a Time Machine
It wouldn't be easy, but it might be possible
Departments
Radio Space
Unsettled Air
- Letters
Letters
- Advances
Training for Terror
Staying Open
The Terminator's Back
After the Fall
Dampened Swings
Science to the Rescue
Polio de Novo
Net Size
Glitch in the Machine
- Recommended
Amateurs Take On the Universe
- Skeptic
Smart People Believe Weird Things
- Anti Gravity
Einstein's Hot Time
- 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago
Evolving Machines -- Dammed Nile -- Shaky Stocks
- Perspectives
The Chronic Complaint
- In Brief
Data Points: September 2002
Brief Bits: September 2002
- Puzzling Adventures
Venture Bets
- Voyages
A Promenade with Prosimians
- By the Numbers
Affording a Home
- Departments
Fuzzy Logic
- Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts: September 2002
