Philosophical
When Time Bends Back on Itself
We talk about time like it’s a river — flowing, linear, universal. But Rovelli argues it’s more like a network of events. In physics, time doesn’t ‘flow’; it’s the way we label change.
We inhabit time as fish live in water, unaware of its currents until we look closely enough to see they aren’t all going the same way.— Carlo Rovelli
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The thinker
Quantum Physicist and Philosopher
Rovelli’s groundbreaking theories redefine reality by focusing on relationships, not isolated objects. His works, like 'The Order of Time,' explore time and space as emergent properties.
Based on Carlo Rovelli – The Order of Time (2018), summarised and reframed by Insights.
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