Time: A Wayfarer’s Guide
by Rob Podolski
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Pub Date Mar 28 2025 | Archive Date May 20 2025
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Description
This is a journey into time…
We’re all fascinated by time, yet we don’t really understand it. What is it? How does it work? Does it even exist?
In this ground-breaking book, computer scientist, classical pianist and time-obsessive Rob Podolski (PhD) embarks on a voyage of discovery into this most enigmatic of natural phenomena. From the vastness of the universe to the bizarre miniature world of quantum mechanics and the mind-bending complexity of the human brain, he takes us on an extraordinary trip through time. On the way we meet philosophers and cosmologists, encounter aliens, Dutch Masters and mind-altering drugs, and visit a land where there’s no time at all.
Unlike narrowly focused academic studies, Time: A Wayfarer’s Guide draws on the huge range of ideas, theories and research about time in fields as diverse as philosophy, physics and neuropsychology. The result is a comprehensive, accessible and entertaining exploration of what time might be, and how we might experience it.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781836287155 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 352 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Stephen G, Reviewer
Overall, I felt that the book was worth reading. I found that the material in the book was complex but also felt that Podolski went to extraordinary lengths to try to keep things clear. The illustrations were very good and really helped clarify the material. Podolski knew when the material was confusing, mentioned it, and then clarified later. The book also made great use of analogies. And his corny jokes kept me engaged from cover to cover. I am not sure I understood the whole book but I did enjoy it. Thank you to Netgalley and Troubador for the advance reader copy.
