Is Time An Illusion?

In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson, alongside co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, speaks with neuroscientist Dean Buonomano about how humans and animals perceive time without clocks. They explore how timing is deeply embedded in brain function, language, memory, and evolution, and how our sense of time’s flow may conflict with physics but remain essential to consciousness, mental time travel, awareness of death, and long-term planning. From 'Your Brain is a Time Machine, with Dean Buonomano':    • Your Brain is a Time Machine, with Dean Bu...   Get the StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon:   / startalkradio   FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter:   / startalkradio   Facebook:   / startalk   Instagram:   / startalk   TikTok:   / neildegrassetyson