Time
This Is the Year That Time Lost All Meaning
How our relationship to time in 2020 has affected the way we consume pop culture.
Scientists Clocked the Shortest Time Period Ever: 247 'Zeptoseconds'
Researchers in Germany measured the time it took for a light particle to dislodge two electrons within the same molecule—the fastest event ever recorded.
‘Time’ Captures the Devastating Losses Caused By Mass Incarceration
Garrett Bradley's new documentary follows Sibil ‘Fox Rich’ Richardson as she fights for the release of her incarcerated husband, illuminating one of the 2.3 million faces behind America's prison industrial complex.
In Photos: 82-Year-Old Critic of India’s Controversial Citizenship Law One of TIMES’s 100 Most Influential People
Bilkis Bano became the face of the longest peaceful protest against the controversial citizenship law in India.
Time Travel Without Mind-Bending Paradoxes Is Possible, Mathematical Modeling Suggests
“Agents could have free choice to make any action they wanted and no paradox would arise because the events just adjust themselves to remain consistent," said study author Germain Tobar.
Can Kanye West Bend the Meaning of Time? We Asked the Experts
After a late filing, West's lawyer is arguing that 14 seconds after 5 p.m. is still 5 p.m. in order to get him on the ballot in Wisconsin. We asked experts who study the perception of time if this claim holds water.
Does 'Before 5:01 p.m.' Count as Making a 5 p.m. Deadline?
Kanye West's presidential campaign claims a form was wrongly disqualified—because it was turned in before 5:01 p.m. with a 5:00 p.m. deadline. Now, the nature of time hangs in the balance.
A Star Is Orbiting our Galaxy's Black Hole in a Stunning Pattern
In yet another win for Albert Einstein’s theories, scientists report the first ever detection of “Schwarzschild precession” around a black hole.
How Long Is Right Now?
As long as it took you to read that headline. Or shorter. Or it might not exist at all.
TikTok, the App Without Time, Is Testing a Timestamp Feature
TikTok, the explosively popular video app, is testing a time stamp feature in the “Following” tab of select users.
Time Is Everything
It determines more about your life than anything except money, and obviously “time” and “money” give each other meaning, value, and possibility.