What do E-mail, TV dinners, and bullet trains have in common? They are all examples of our modern obsession with speed. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, how the pace of life keeps getting faster. Also, the geography of time: why some cultures value speed and others want to slow down.
The National Science Foundation's George Strawn talks with Jim Fleming about the High Speed Research Backbone which will enable the internet to operate a hundred, even a thousand times faster. Strawn expects the vast increases in memory will get used up by new and improved forms of entertainment. Also, U.S. Olympic speedskater Catherine Raney tells Steve Paulson about "clap" skates and why everyone will be wearing them in Nagano.SEGMENT 2:
Psychotherapist Daniel Gottlieb tells Steve Paulson about the car crash that made him a quadriplegic, and how his disability has altered his perception of time. In addition to his private practice, Gottlieb writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer and is heard on public radio's "Voices in the Family."SEGMENT 3:
Social psychologist Robert Levine tells Judith Strasser that our ideas about time are determined by the culture. He describes the systems of nature time and event time he encountered in Brazil and says the important thing is to live someplace that matches your personal rhythm of life.
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