Richard Feynman Explains Time Like You’ve Never Seen Before

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This video is inspired by The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume I, and follows the way Feynman explained these ideas. You think you understand time because you can read a clock or feel yourself getting older. But that feeling isn’t time — it’s just how your brain keeps track of change. In this video, inspired by Richard Feynman’s way of teaching, we question the idea that time “flows” and show why physics doesn’t see time the way you do. No metaphors, no philosophy — just a clear explanation of what time actually is, how we measure it, and why your intuition keeps getting it wrong. If time has always felt obvious to you, this video will change that. The content is inspired by ideas from The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume I, and presented for educational purposes. 📚 WANT TO GO DEEPER? This video was inspired by Feynman's original work. If you want to read it yourself: 📚 "Six Not-So-Easy Pieces" — Chapters 3, 4, 5 (Relativity and space-time) 📚 "The Feynman Lectures on Physics — Volume 1" — Chapters 15-17 (Special relativity, space-time) 📚 "The Character of Physical Law" — Chapter 5 (The distinction of past and future) Read the lectures free: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/ DISCLAIMER: This is a synthetic recreation inspired by Richard Feynman's distinctive speaking style. All content is carefully studied and researched from Feynman's published works, lectures, interviews, and teachings — then presented in the clear, curious, and joyful way he was known for. Our commitment is to honor his legacy by making complex ideas truly understandable, just as he did. Copyright Tamiko Thiel 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons