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time-perception-control
The speculative concept of scientifically manipulating the subjective rate at which individuals experience time.
1 chapter across 1 book
Between the Strokes of Night (1985)Charles Sheffield
Chapter 47
In the afterword of Between the Strokes of Night, Charles Sheffield reflects on the origin of the novel's central idea: the subjective perception of time and its potential scientific control. He contrasts objective, absolute time with the varying human experiences of time's passage and explores how this concept inspired the novel's plot and themes. Sheffield also discusses humanity's longstanding fascination with time, mortality, and the desire to manipulate temporal experience.