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liadethorneggeThe last couple of days I've been listening to a series of lectures recorded by a theoretical physicist/philosopher/teacher which speaks to the history of Physics as we know it today, about time, space, gravity and all that jazz.
The fact of the matter is that time is relative. Space, likewise, is relative, and time-travel into the future is possible. That is so very, very cool that I can barely express it. It is also deeply unintuitive. We only have experience of speeds at fractions of the speed of light, so we find the concept of time being elastic very hard to grasp.
The professor, Wolfson (or some such spelling) speaks very fast as well, I've had to backtrack and listen through a couple of the lectures once more to keep up with his pace. Anyway, it is awesome stuff to listen to. I do wish he could have a little more time with each lecture to give more proof, which might make it easier, but, well, nobody said this stuff was easy. It is, and remains to be fascinating.
The fact of the matter is that time is relative. Space, likewise, is relative, and time-travel into the future is possible. That is so very, very cool that I can barely express it. It is also deeply unintuitive. We only have experience of speeds at fractions of the speed of light, so we find the concept of time being elastic very hard to grasp.
The professor, Wolfson (or some such spelling) speaks very fast as well, I've had to backtrack and listen through a couple of the lectures once more to keep up with his pace. Anyway, it is awesome stuff to listen to. I do wish he could have a little more time with each lecture to give more proof, which might make it easier, but, well, nobody said this stuff was easy. It is, and remains to be fascinating.
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Date: 2005-11-12 10:45 am (UTC)