NPR has a fantastic short radio segment on whether we really do experience time more slowly when our life is in danger.
The piece riffs on a 2007 study called 'Does Time Really Slow Down during a Frightening Event?' led by neuroscientist David Eagleman who discusses the project on the show.
The experimenters wanted a way to find a way to test whether we suddenly start experiencing time in greater detail when in mortal danger, or whether it just seems that way when we look back on it.
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Published on August 17, 2010 12:17