The way we speak about time tends to strongly imply that the passage of time is some sort of real process that happens out ...

In the world where the second hand of the clock dictates every aspect of our lives, from mundane routines to monumental decisions, we often overlook a profound question: How do entities that operate ...

Studies of the simplest possible clocks have revealed their fundamental limitations — as well as insights into the nature of time itself. In 2013, a masters student in physics named Paul Erker went ...