{"id":202434,"date":"2024-12-26T11:29:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/the-physicist-who-says-time-doesnt-exist"},"modified":"2024-12-26T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:29:53","slug":"the-physicist-who-says-time-doesnt-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/the-physicist-who-says-time-doesnt-exist","title":{"rendered":"The Physicist Who Says Time Doesn\u2019t Exist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bprxrGaf0Os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of Theories of Everything, Curt Jaimungal and Julian Barbour challenge conventional physics by exploring Barbour\u2019s revolutionary ideas on time as an emergent property of change, the universe\u2019s increasing order contrary to entropy, and the foundational nature of shape dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE you can get a special 20% off discount to The Economist and all it has to offer! 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