Time is an essential part of day-to-day life. Clocks and calendars let people know when to sleep, eat, and where they鈥檙e supposed to be each morning.
But time is also something much more complicated; time is an abstract concept that sits at the center of conversations about physics, philosophy and culture.
Host Frank Stasio with brothers Noah and Gabriel Harrell, founders of the , a theater troupe that travels the state by horse and buggy and brings theater to rural audiences.
There is a transition you see happen within the group [...] the troupe starts to deal with problems in the day in a different light, that I think has something to do with the pace that we're moving at- Gabriel Harrell
He continues the conversation and unpacks philosophical and physical time puzzles with , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill philosophy professor, and , professor of mathematics, physics, and business administration at Duke University. 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Einstein's general relativity theor; a centennial celebration will be taking place at the Physics Building at Duke University on Friday, Oct.16 at 4:30 p.m.
"Einstein came along and upset the entire applecart"- Arlie Petters
He ends the conversation talking about time travel fiction with , author of 鈥溾�� (Fordham University Press/2013).
Watch some of the time travel clips discussed in today's show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9MNkbTzxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52KFUdU1jaQ
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