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 Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Einstein's Universe Turns 100 April 15, 2015 Einstein's greatest lesson may be that reality is not what it seems; what we perceive as real is a distortion due to how our brains take in the world around, and within, us, says Marcelo Gleiser.