In Search of Now

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We all feel we live in the present moment, but what does ‘now’ really mean? The ever-flowing present moment captures all that we perceive in the universe; it is the only thing we can ever directly know. Yet it slips forever through our fingers, so ephemeral that many scientists argue it doesn’t exist at all. In Search of Now investigates what ‘now’ really is, drawing on the latest research in fields from neuroscience, psychology and anthropology to cosmology and quantum physics to rescue our perception as a fundamental ingredient of existence and reveal how we all help to create each moment through our interactions with the world.

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A NEW SCIENTIST PICK FOR 2026

‘Won’t just shift your perspective but rather catapult it into another dimension’ GAIA VINCE

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’. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, revealing a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part.

Jo Marchant 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.

Join Jo to explore the secrets of how our lives really unfold – and rediscover the creative power of ‘now’.

‘Illuminating . . . will change the way you think’ CLAUDIA HAMMOND
‘Fascinating’ Mail on Sunday

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Weight 544 g
Dimensions 24 × 15.9 × 2.4 cm
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Hardback
Pages

336
Language

English
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Dewey

530.11 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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