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What Happens to Your Mind and Body in Zero Gravity?

Prior to reading this article, please watch this video to get in the mood. Let’s say you’re Katy Perry. You’ve just dropped a cool million bucks for a ticket to space. You’re strapped into your seat on a shiny spacecraft, heart pounding with excitement (and maybe a bit of panic). The engines roar. You launch. […]

Astronomy

The Timescape Model: Could the Universe Be Playing by Different Rules?

Imagine this: You’re a scientist observing a supernova—a brilliant explosion that marks the death of a star. It’s like fireworks, but on a cosmic scale. Now, picture this light show telling you secrets about the universe’s biggest mystery: What’s driving its expansion? For decades, we’ve credited “dark energy,” an invisible force that supposedly makes up […]

Psychology

Same Principle, Different Computations: How Time and Space Perception Diverge

Imagine this: you’re racing against the clock while keeping an eye on the distance to your destination. Ever wondered why our sense of time can feel different from our perception of space, even if both are fundamental ways we navigate the world? Recent research led by Sepehr Sima and Mehdi Sanayei from the School of […]

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What Happens to Your Mind and Body in Zero Gravity?

The Timescape Model: Could the Universe Be Playing by Different Rules?

Same Principle, Different Computations: How Time and Space Perception Diverge

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