A fascinating and mind-bending journey through the science of time perception

Shortlisted for BPS Award for Most Influential Book in Health Psychology 2013.

* Mind-boggling ... will change the way you think about time -- Carl Wilkinson Financial Times * With an engaging, light touch, [Claudia Hammond] describes the ingenious experiments psychologists have devised to explore how our brains construct - and warp - time -- Richard Webb New Scientist * [Hammond] weaves a beautifully constructed story out of the puzzles that preoccupy us about the way we experience time, and the cutting-edge science that tries to make sense of it -- Raymond Tallis Mail on Sunday * A fascinating new book...Time Warped is highly engaging and accessible -- Doug Johnstone Big Issue * A serious, journalistic attempt to analyse existing research into the human perception of time -- Nick Curtis Evening Standard * Engaging throughout, Time Warped will give you a better idea of your personal measurement of time. It covers complex ideas...without any reduction of scope -- Ben Critchley We Love This Book * An engaging, well-paced ride through the worlds of psychology, biology and neuroscience. Claudia Hammond's style balances in-depth analysis with absorbing anecdote Top Sante Magazine * An intriguing book unravelling the mysteries of time perception...An engaging, and sometimes mind-boggling discovery of experience and expeditions, through facts and formidable research The Skinny * It is worth making time to read this book Good Book Guide

Claudia Hammond is a writer, broadcaster and psychology lecturer. She is the voice of psychology on BBC Radio 4 where she is the presenter of All in the Mind and Mind Changers. She is the author of one previous book, Emotional Rollercoaster, and is also a part-time member of faculty at Boston University in London. Hammond won the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement and Media Award in 2012, Mind's Making a Difference Award in 2011, the Society of Personality and Social Psychology's Media Achievement Award in 2012 and the Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award from the British Neuroscience Association in 2012. www.claudiahammond.comFollow @claudiahammond on Twitter