The Mysteries of Time: From Star Whales to Nervous Systems

🐋Star whales, legendary creatures of the universe, have altered time perception and experience the passage of billions of years in a single second.

🧠Our own senses are subject to delay, with taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound all taking time to travel and be processed by the brain.

⏳The perception of 'now' varies among different beings, from pigeons experiencing time in slow motion to space travelers perceiving time differently due to relativistic effects.

🌕When we look at the Moon, we are seeing it as it was over two seconds ago, due to the time it takes for light to travel the distance between us.

🚀Space travel further highlights the time delay, with signals between Earth and Mars taking several minutes to reach their destination.

How do star whales perceive time?

—Star whales have altered time perception and experience the passage of billions of years in a single second, making our sense of 'now' insignificant to them.

Is there a delay in our senses?

—Yes, our senses experience a delay as signals travel from our taste buds, skin, nose, eyes, and ears to our brain, taking hundreds of milliseconds to be processed.

How does the perception of 'now' vary among different beings?

—Different beings perceive 'now' differently, with pigeons experiencing time in slow motion, space travelers perceiving time differently due to relativistic effects, and our own senses processing information with a temporal delay.

Why do we see the Moon as it was seconds ago?

—The Moon is located 384,000 kilometers away from Earth, and it takes a few seconds for light to travel this distance, resulting in a slight delay between our observation and the Moon's actual state.

Do signals between Earth and Mars experience a delay?

—Yes, signals between Earth and Mars take several minutes to reach their destination, highlighting the time delay in space travel.

00:00Introduction to the concept of 'now' and its perception.

01:36Star whales, legendary creatures with altered time perception, experiencing the passage of billions of years in a single second.

03:28The delay in our own senses, with taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound taking time to travel and be processed by the brain.

06:43Pigeons experiencing time in slow motion and space travelers perceiving time differently.

09:35The Moon as an example of a temporal delay, with light taking seconds to reach us.

11:41The delay in perceiving our own reflection and the time it takes for sound to travel.