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Science and Nature

When Is Now?

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

When Is Now?

Season 9 Episode 1 | 20m 26s | CC

When is now? Seems like a pretty simple question… just look at your watch. But do you and I share the same “now”? Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to cutting-edge neuroscience research to try and answer that question.

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