My Dad Once Told Me the World Was 100 Years Old

[View this email in your browser]( [Nautilus logo]( Sunday, February 13, 2022 Dear Nautilus Reader, Is time real? When theoretical physicist Subodh Patil was a boy, his father teased him that the world was only 100 years old. Since then, Patil has been fascinated with time and determined to understand its origins—if, that is, it has origins. That story, a look at a tricky math problem involving the area of a circle and square; a lively discussion between two acclaimed neuroscientists on consciousness, panpsychism, and the self; and more, in some of the most popular stories on Nautilus this week. [SUBSCRIBE TO NAUTILUS!]( [Proper Good]( [My Dad Once Told Me the World Was 100 Years Old]( [His teasing provoked me to understand the origins of time.]( [Subodh Patil]( [How far does time go back? It’s a simple enough question that a child could have the temerity to ask.]( PAID ADVERTISEMENT [Try Proper Good for Free with This Giveaway]( [Proper Good]( [Proper Good]( delivers healthy, instant-ready meals right to your door. The tasty line of quick meals includes soups, chilis, oatmeals, and more made with real ingredients with options for Keto, Plant-Based, Gluten-Free, and Dairy-Free needs. Keep them in the pantry, ready to be enjoyed at home, at work, or on the go in only 90 seconds! [Enter the Proper Good giveaway]( to try the tastiness for yourself for free. [ENTER THE GIVEAWAY]( [An Ancient Geometry Problem Falls to New Mathematical Techniques]( [Three mathematicians show, for the first time, how to form a square with the same area as a circle by cutting them into interchangeable pieces that can be visualized.]( [Steve Nadis]( [Around 450 B.C., Anaxagoras of Clazomenae had some time to think. The Greek mathematician was in prison for claiming the sun was not a god, but rather an incandescent rock as big as the Peloponnese peninsula.]( [What’s So Hard About Understanding Consciousness?]( [We brought Antonio Damasio and Anil Seth together to share their insights into neuroscience’s big question.]( [Kristen French]( [Because you are reading these words, it’s safe to say you possess consciousness—that magic of awareness that you are alive and awake, and that you are you, not somebody else.]( SUBSCRIBE TO NAUTILUS! [Stay Connected to Science]( This isn’t your average science magazine. [Nautilus]( brings science into our everyday lives to reveal our connections with the world around us. With each issue, readers gain an in-depth understanding of science and philosophy through multifaceted narratives told by distinguished scientists and writers. [Subscribe to Nautilius today]( to tap into the most important scientific and philosophical conversations we’re having today. [SUBSCRIBE]( [The Earth-Shaping Animal Migration No One Ever Sees]( [A closer look at one of nature’s hidden wonders.]( [Jason Bittel]( [Each night, as the sun goes down behind the horizon, a tidal wave of life rises up out of the deep ocean—everything from crustaceans smaller than a grain of rice to see-through jellies, blood-red squid, and gigantic, boiling schools of glow-in-the-dark lanternfish.]( [The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World with Logic]( Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.]( Amanda Gefter]( [Walter Pitts was used to being bullied. He’d been born into a tough family in Prohibition-era Detroit, where his father, a boiler-maker, had no trouble raising his fists to get his way.]( NAUTILUS PARTNER A Newsletter for Realistic Dreamers]( Do you have the courage and creativity to imagine a different world? Discover inspiring stories and fresh perspectives on how to build a sustainable future. Join thousands of readers for a thoughtfully curated email, every other week. It's free (and free of ads). Directly in your inbox. [SIGN UP HERE!]( [The Data That Threatened to Break Physics]( [What does a rational scientist do with an impossible result?]( [Ransom Stephens]( [Antonio Ereditato insists that our interview be carried out through Skype with both cameras on.]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Web Site]( Copyright © 2021 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. Our mailing address is: NautilusNext 360 W 36th Street, 7S, New York, NY 10018 Don't want to hear from us anymore? [Click here to unsubscribe.](