Far from the Earth, time gets extremely weird. Black holes can cause it to stretch and even break down entirely. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech Finding Time Researchers say time is an illusion. So why are we all obsessed with it? December 16, 2022 Even guardians of America's atomic clocks say time doesn't work the way we think it does. Researchers say time is an illusion. So why are we all obsessed with it? 8:17 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1139780043/1143312878" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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iStockphoto.com Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Life Gives Sight To A Chaotic Universe September 10, 2013 Chaos rules the universe. But life fights back, nurturing order and structure within the maelstrom. Astrophysicist Adam Frank says that our struggles against the inexorable forces of entropy are a gift to the cosmos.