Time has been studied by philosophers and scientists for 2,500 years. Astronomer Carl Sagan had it right when he said that time is “resistant to simple definition.” Lots of us think we know what time is, but it is hard to define. You can not literally see or touch time, but you can see its effects. The evidence that we are moving through time is found in everything – our bodies a... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

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alternately theres HowStuffWorks on time travel picked by camro77 3 years ago

Time is no longer a simple line from the past to the future, in a four dimensional world consisting of three dimensions of space and one of time. Instead, Roger Highfield envisages the passage of history as curves embedded in a six dimensionals, with four of space and two of time. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Sometimes they swing, sometimes they miss. The best, and worst Time covers reveal how we looked at news and ourselves in peacetime, war, depression and boom. picked by mobase 2 years ago

Daylight Saving Time ends in most of the United States a 2AM on Sunday, November 1st (Hawaii and Arizona have been on standard time all summer). It makes you wonder how we ever got our clocks coordinated in the first place. Believe it or not, standard time and time zones were the railroad industry’s idea. picked by bingo 3 weeks ago

According to Professor Paul Davies "Scientists have no doubt whatever that it is possible to build a time machine to visit the future". Since the publication of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, few, if any, scientists would dispute that time travel to the future is perfectly possible. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

This is a video with several time lapse clips set to a nice background tune. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Don't burn those bridges! picked by suebe 3 years ago

It involves something called 'metaphysics', and you don't need a flux capacitor. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

People who procrastinate tend to be less healthy, less wealthy and less happy. picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago

I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, but if the facts are correct, then this could eventually change the world. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

With the new Star Trek out, it’s long past time (as it were) that we laid out the rules for would-be fictional time-travelers. (Spoiler: Spock travels to the past and gets a sex change and becomes Kirk’s grandfather lover.*) picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Unless your time travelling vessel is telepathically linked to you and translates things in your head then you're going to struggle to communicate with people from the past. Luckily, there's a phrase book for the scenario now. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

Media giant Viacom Inc. said its Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels will go dark for 13 million subscribers at 12:01 a.m. Thursday if a new carriage fee deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. is not agreed upon by then. picked by nesbyniccolo 11 months ago

This website provides accurate time of any region in an interactive manner. You can also find the location of various cities on this website. This can be used seriously to find the time at various places or just for fun. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

British archaeologists have unearthed the secrets of what is thought to be the world’s first prisoner of war camp.

Experts, working with Channel 4’s Time Team programme, say the camp near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, housed 7,000 captured French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Nostalgia Lovers can visit this blog to enjoy daily free podcasts and downloads of all sorts of Old Time Radio Shows. Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy, Music from the 1920's 30's 40's 50's and 60's, Westerns, Romance and Adventure. All Free and updated several times per day picked by zencat 2 years ago

Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Spanish scientist suggests that the universe's end will come not with a bang but standstill - that time is literally running out and will, one day, stop altogether. picked by Lilo 2 years ago

Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago