⏳ Why Does Time Only Move Forward?

We all experience time. We watch it pass, make memories of the past, and plan for the future.

But have you ever stopped to ask a strange question:

Why can we remember yesterday, but never tomorrow?

In this episode of Beyond the Equation, we explore one of the deepest mysteries in physics: the arrow of time.

We begin with something as simple as a shattered glass and discover why we never see the pieces spontaneously jump back together. From there, we explore entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, the early universe, memory, relativity, and the nature of time itself.

Is time actually flowing?

Or is the feeling of moving from past to future something that emerges from the way the universe evolves—and th ...