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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksalesTime: AADVANCE INFORMATIONWayfarer%u2019sGuideRob PodolskiKEY SELLING POINTSAuniquejourneyof discoveryabouttime toshowthatwithinits twistsandturnsit throwslightuponour everyday lives, our universe, our existence and our reality.Bringsthisstillnotwell-known,butwondrousconceptoftimeintotheopeninahighlyaccessiblewayso that it can be appreciated by everybody.Looks at time from all angles including philosophy, physics, psychology, neuroscience and the artsThis is a journey into time%u2026We%u2019reallfascinatedby time, yetwedon%u2019treallyunderstandit.Whatis it? Howdoes it work?Doesit evenexist?Inthisground-breakingbook, computerscientist, classical pianist andtime-obsessiveRobPodolski(PhD) embarks onavoyageof discoveryintothismostenigmatic of naturalphenomena.Fromthevastnessof the universetothebizarreminiatureworld of quantummechanics andthemind-bending complexity ofthe human brain, hetakes us onanextraordinary tripthroughtime.On thewaywemeet philosophers andcosmologists, encounteraliens,DutchMastersandmind-alteringdrugs,andvisitalandwherethere%u2019snotimeatall.Unlike narrowlyfocused academic studies, Time: AWayfarer%u2019s Guide draws on the huge range of ideas, theoriesandresearchabouttime infields asdiverse asphilosophy, physicsandneuropsychology.Theresultis acomprehensive, accessible andentertainingexplorationofwhattime might be, andhowwemight experience it.Rob Podolski receivedaBScinearthsciencesfromLeedsUniversityandlateraPhDinappliedmathematics from London University. Has worked as a computer scientist across big-science, high-technology, informationdiscovery and others. As a classical pianist Rob studied with a world-famous teacher performing Rachmaninov%u2019s famous 3rd concerto in 1992.Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a316.99 ISBN:9781836280736 Themasubjectcategory:PDZ%u2013Popularsciencepaperback 216 x 138 mm 400 pp Portrait Author location:Hampshire