2020: A Time Warp Year

A Year that Felt Like an Eternity or a Flash

2020 was a year that seemed to stretch on forever and yet also vanish in the blink of an eye. It was a time warp, a year that felt like a day, a year that felt like a millennium. Science offers some clues as to why it felt like all of the above.

The Pandemic Paradox

As 2020 comes to an end, people around the world are trying to make sense of how the world has changed. They are faced with one stark and brutal reality: the year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic, arguably the worst pandemic the world has seen in 100 years. The pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of life, economic devastation, and social upheaval. It has changed the way we live, work, and interact with each other.