The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion Of Time

SCIENCE NOVA

A production of  

Recent Episodes

Supported by:

Decoding Neanderthals

Decoding Neanderthals

NOVA

Scientists examine evidence about Neanderthals that sheds light on the hominids, who died off some 30,000 years ago. See the 2010 reconstruction of the Neanderthal genome, which posits that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred.

1 min.

Venom: Nature's Killer

Venom: Nature's Killer

NOVA

Hunting down the most venomous animals to reveal their medical mysteries.

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures

NOVA

60 min.

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters Preview

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters Preview

NOVA

Some 250 million years ago, some of the largest, most dangerous reptiles ruled this land.

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes

NOVA

Fossils reveal how life’s explosion in the ocean was recreated on dry land.

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening

NOVA

60 min.

Schedule

Wednesday
5/22/13 9:00 PM
WGBH 2
Thursday
5/23/13 2:00 AM
WGBH 44
Thursday
5/23/13 5:00 AM
WGBH 2
Thursday
5/23/13 8:00 AM
WGBH World
Secrets of the Sun Secrets of the Sun Secrets of the Sun Secrets of the Sun

Latest Comments


Related Content

Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet ask physicists what time actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea.

Even more surprising, the deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong?

In search of answers, Brian Greene takes us on the ultimate time-traveling adventure, hurtling 50 years into the future before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past. Along the way, he will reveal a new way of thinking about time in which moments past, present, and future—from the reign of T. rex to the birth of your great-great-grandchildren—exist all at once.

This journey will bring us all the way back to the Big Bang, where physicists think the ultimate secrets of time may be hidden. You'll never look at your wristwatch the same way again.

Science news

From The World's Science podcast to Nova, we'll deliver updates from these cutting edge programs. See a sample »

   

WGBH Spring Auction 2013
Antiques Roadshow Golden Ticket Sweepstakes