What if the present moment – the ‘now’ we all inhabit – isn’t just a tick of the clock?

We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal ’now’.

Jo Marchant will be joining us to discuss her new book, In Search of Now, which shows how we each carve out our lived experience – sensations and emotions, actions and decisions – through our interactions with the world. Far from being an illusion or a mere slice of time, she argues that this evolving, interconnected tapestry is the source of our lives and selves, and perhaps even reality itself.

Jo explore the secrets of how our lives really unfold and draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, to reveal a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part.

AUTHOR BIO

Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist and author. She has a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology – and has previously worked as a senior editor at New Scientist and at Nature. Her articles have appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian and Smithsonian magazine.

Jo will also be signing copies of her new book, In Search of Now, which will be available to purchase on the night. This event will take place upstairs in The Nightingale Room at The Grand Central Pub, Brighton. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access available at this venue.

• DOORS OPEN : 19:00

• TALK STARTS : 19:30

• AUDIENCE Q&A : 20:30

• BOOK SIGNING: 21:00