Time Perception

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Health & Medicine

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Did time slow down in lockdown?

For many of us, our perception of time passing fell apart in COVID-19 lockdown, giving us a sense of time-warp – almost like jetlag

Health & Medicine

Why kids genuinely ‘can’t wait’

A child’s developing memory makes the world wondrous and slow, but an adult’s reliance on routine speeds everything up so that we really do exist in a different time perception

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