December 14, 2012

What Is Time?

Steven Novella, Neurologica


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One of the joys of having children is the opportunity to vicariously view the world through child-like eyes. Children are generally curious, and are free from the bias of “knowledge.” I am not trying to make ignorance into a virtue – knowledge helps us to think about things on a deeper level and to see the connections that make up the tapestry of reality.

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TAGGED: children, science communication, Alan Alda, Time

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