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Does time exist? - Andrew Zimmerman Jones

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The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes. But what exactly are we measuring? Andrew Zimmerman Jones contemplates whether time is something that physically exists or is just in our heads.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Andrew Zimmerman Jones
Director
Harry Dorrington
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Executive Producer
Angela Bowen
Head of Production
Nancy Giandomenico
Producer
Laura Noonan, Ivan Pribicevic, Alan Robertson
CG Director
Andy Zazzera
CG Lead
Alex Kline
Director of Animation
Nikola Vulovic
Design Director
Yandong 'Dino' Qiu
CG Supervisor
Ana Pakljanac
Previsualization Artist
Yongji Chen
3D Modeler
Lazar Stokic
Editor
Eugen Bekafigo
Sound Designer
Eugen Bekafigo
Music
Louis Bergstrom
Audio Mixer
Rob DiFondi
Audio Post Producer
Alicia Rodgers
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Fact-Checker
Brian Gutierrez

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