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How the Pandemic Has Distorted Our Sense of Time

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

How the Pandemic Has Distorted Our Sense of Time

Season 8 Episode 18 | 8m 57s | CC

Time passes for all of us at the same rate of one second per second. But why does it sometimes feel like time is passing so fast, or so slowly? Especially during COVID? Let’s learn about how our brains keep track of and try to make sense of time, and how they get fooled.

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