Joseph Mazur is professor emeritus of mathematics at Marlboro College. His previous books include Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math and Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence.
A journey of discovery in which Mazur, wise in the ways of the wild, invites us to see the edges of the known. This powerful investigation combines formidable research, mathematical expertise, and profound contemplations. -William Goldbloom Bloch, author of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel Mazur opens an intellectual Pandora's Box and marvels fly out. Our familiarity with time misleads us into thinking it is simple, when it is paradoxical, elusive, and counterintuitive. Highly enjoyable and informative. -Ian Stewart, author of Do Dice Play God? The Clock Mirage is a readable account of time as experienced by people ranging from truckers to seniors, enlivened by anecdotes, anchored in history, and backed by lucid conceptualizations. -Eva Brann, author of What, Then, is Time? A sweeping story in search of answers to a tantalizing mystery: what is time? Mazur offers an astonishing array of ideas, interviews and exposition, exploring time from many fascinating viewpoints. -Robyn Arianrhod, author of Thomas Harriot: A Life in Science An expansive meditation on the meanings of time. As masterful teacher and earnest fellow traveler, Mazur leads us with heartfelt compassion, philosophical musings, and clear mathematical explanations, to find ourselves at the heart of it all. -Gizem Karaali, Editor of Journal of Humanistic Mathematics