Speaker Series: Carla Merino-Rajme (Arizona State)

Professor Carla Merino-Rajme will present “The Experience of Duration”, as part of our annual Speaker Series.

Abstract:

How do we experience the duration of an event? What is it to experience today’s jog as lasting twice as long as yesterday’s? Why does time seem to fly during a fun party but to slow down during a boring one? How could events that are experienced as happening now, like this glass falling off the table or you stepping into that puddle, also be experienced as part of longer-lived events such as whole parties or jogs? In this talk, I will put forward and elaborate an account of the experience of duration that aims at answering these and related questions.