Have you ever tried to spend a day without looking at a clock or checking your watch? It's almost impossible. Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand about it? And is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it? Drawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience and biology, and using original research on the way memory shapes our understanding of time, the acclaimed writer and broadcaster Claudia Hammond delves into the mysteries of time perception. Along the way, Claudia introduces us to an extraordinary array of characters willing to go to great lengths in the interests of research, such as the French speleologist Michel, who spends two months in an ice cave in complete darkness. We meet one group of volunteers who steer themselves towards the edge of a stairwell, blindfolded, and another who are strapped into a harness and dropped off the edge of tower block. Time Warped shows us how to manage our time more efficiently, speed time up and slow it down at will, plan for the future with more accuracy and, ultimately, use the warping of time to our own advantage.

克劳迪娅·哈蒙德（ClaudiaHammond）是一名英国作家、电台节目主持人、心理学讲师。她是英国BBC广播4台心理节目的主持人，主持的节目包括《大脑万象》和《大脑改变者》。她还著有《情感过山车》（EmotionalRollercoaster）一书，同时兼任波士顿大学在伦敦的海外项目教员。

哈蒙德获得了诸多奖项，包括英国心理学会（BritishPsychologicalSociety）颁发的2012年度公众参与与媒体奖，头脑（Mind）慈善组织颁发的2011年度杰出贡献奖；人格与社会心理学会（SocietyofPersonalityandSocialPsychology）颁发的2012年度媒体成就奖，及英国神经科学协会（BritishNeuroscienceAssociation）颁发的2012年度神经科学公共普及奖。