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Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.32,0:00:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, humans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.99,0:00:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Matt
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.70,0:00:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the next several moments,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.45,0:00:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are going to listen to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.94,0:00:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mwah, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.72,0:00:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry. I'm just joking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.46,0:00:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my normal voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.74,0:00:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever taken direction
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.88,0:00:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a mysterious voice on the computer before?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.07,0:00:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No? Perfect!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.28,0:00:40.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to try an experiment with you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.23,0:00:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I can't tell you what that experiment entails
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.41,0:00:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if I do,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.49,0:00:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it won't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.80,0:00:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll just have to trust me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.71,0:00:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will all make sense soon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.05,0:00:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopefully.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.47,0:00:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're sitting down,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.62,0:00:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stand up from your chair and take a step back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.44,0:00:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a moment, I'm going to have you twirl around,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.52,0:00:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so give yourself a bit of space.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.18,0:01:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Need to move some furniture around?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.18,0:01:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take your time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.30,0:01:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll wait.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.81,0:01:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the count of three,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.88,0:01:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're going to start hopping on one foot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.41,0:01:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you ready?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.43,0:01:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.48,0:01:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.81,0:01:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.81,0:01:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hop,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.70,0:01:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hop,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.52,0:01:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hop,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.10,0:01:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hop,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.57,0:01:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hop.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.02,0:01:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice work!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.27,0:01:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, while you're still hopping,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.11,0:01:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I now want you to begin barking like a dog.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.02,0:01:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ruff, ruff;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.45,0:01:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ruff, ruff;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.73,0:01:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ruff, ruff.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.62,0:01:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, that's quite a bark!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.76,0:01:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a few more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.08,0:01:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ruff, ruff, ruff.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.80,0:01:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And three,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.07,0:01:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.94,0:01:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.84,0:01:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stop!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.13,0:01:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feel free to relax and sit back down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.59,0:01:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I want you think about how much time passed
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.08,0:01:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the moment I said, "Go!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.76,0:01:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you began hopping on one foot
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.61,0:01:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the moment I said, "Stop!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.43,0:01:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a guess.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.84,0:01:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm looking for an exact number of seconds or minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.52,0:01:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, with a pen and paper, write that number down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.52,0:02:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All done?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.88,0:02:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The exact time was actually 26 seconds.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.53,0:02:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you overestimate?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.08,0:02:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chances are that you did.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.99,0:02:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what was the culprit?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.10,0:02:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The culprit was time perception.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.64,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although we can make shockingly precise time estimates,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we experience something new, unusual, or dynamic,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.00,0:02:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like hopping on one foot
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.25,0:02:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while taking instructions from a voice on the computer,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.46,0:02:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, say, jumping out of an airplane,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.92,0:02:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we often miscalculate how much time has passed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.18,0:02:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning, if you bungee jump for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.42,0:02:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your fall to the bottom may seem like it lasted for 10 seconds
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.10,0:02:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the recorded time may actually show
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.27,0:02:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the jump only lasted for 5.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.84,0:02:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason for this difference is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.82,0:02:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unlike your body's physical drop to the bottom,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.94,0:02:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your brain's perception of time does not follow
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.37,0:02:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a straight line between two points.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.12,0:02:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some scientists even believe
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.48,0:02:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your brain follows more of a curved path
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.66,0:02:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is dependent on the amount of information
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.68,0:02:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you take in as you fall downwards.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.35,0:02:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, David Eagleman,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.12,0:03:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.71,0:03:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believes time perception is heavily influenced
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.38,0:03:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the number of memories and data
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.50,0:03:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you record onto your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.38,0:03:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you have a new experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.80,0:03:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like jumping off a high dive for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.63,0:03:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your senses are heightened.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.17,0:03:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're taking in more details
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.54,0:03:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about sights, sounds, and smells
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.77,0:03:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than you normally would.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.52,0:03:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you store more data onto your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.22,0:03:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the form of memories.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.23,0:03:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the more data you store in your brain,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.06,0:03:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the smell of chlorine as you leapt from the high dive
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.71,0:03:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the color of the water,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.12,0:03:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the longer your perception of that experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.29,0:03:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning, the number of memories
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.82,0:03:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and data you record on your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.71,0:03:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a direct impact on how long
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.71,0:03:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you believe that experience to have lasted.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.22,0:03:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever heard a person recount
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.76,0:03:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what it's like to be in a car accident?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.24,0:03:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although automotive accidents typically last seconds,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.55,0:03:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those involved often say they felt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.60,0:03:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the accident lasted far longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.38,0:03:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Time perception can also account for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.47,0:03:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why your childhood may have seem to have lasted forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.61,0:04:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By adulthood, a year can slip by in a heartbeat,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.94,0:04:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but children record more data onto their brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.01,0:04:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This occurs because many of the experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.69,0:04:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have as children are new and unfamiliar to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.07,0:04:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stack of encoded memories on your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.08,0:04:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so dense that reading them back makes you believe
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.99,0:04:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your experiences must have taken forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.26,0:04:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additionally, when you're 5 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.12,0:04:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one year is 1/5 of your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.09,0:04:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, when you're 25, one year makes up 1/25,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.62,0:04:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,further altering your perception of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.22,0:04:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, if you're an adult,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.62,0:04:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think about a trip that you may have taken
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.30,0:04:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a far-away land for the first time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.33,0:04:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Didn't those two weeks you spent exploring your surroundings
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.09,0:04:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seem to have lasted far longer than 14 days?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.51,0:04:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though time perception is rooted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.97,0:04:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in both hard science and theory,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.18,0:04:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it provides a great lesson for us
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.93,0:04:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how to live our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.68,0:04:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you have all heard
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.28,0:04:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a person shouldn't sit on a couch
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.73,0:04:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let life pass them by.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.10,0:04:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, time perception tells us why that is.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.59,0:05:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you get up and engage with the world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.03,0:05:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have new experiences,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.44,0:05:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe even hop around on one foot
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.95,0:05:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bark like a dog,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.67,0:05:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will literally perceive your own life
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.04,0:05:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have lasted for a longer period of time.