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PBS Space Time
Will Constructor Theory Rewrite Physics?
Constructor Theory is the ability to see the deepest underlying facts about the world.
Why Do You Remember The Past But Not The Future?
PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.
Why Do You Remember The Past But Not The Future?
Season 7 Episode 1 | 12m 7s | CC
The laws of physics don’t specify an arrow of time - they don’t distinguish the past from the future. The equations we use to describe how things evolve forward in time also perfectly describe their evolution backwards in time. Why does the brain and the conscious experience that emerges from it, see the arrow of time so clearly? In other words why do we remember the past and not the future?
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