Ruth Ogden

Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University

I have been an academic at Liverpool John Moores University since 2009. My research explores all aspects of how people experience the passage of time. I am particularly interested in understanding why time passes more quickly during some activities and more slowly during others, and how significant changes in life and society affect temporality.

Articles by: Ruth Ogden

A photo of a man and a woman floating in a space ship

How will the trapped Boeing Starliner astronauts perceive time after 6 months in space?

By Ruth Ogden, Daniel Eduardo Vigo published

The passage of time can slow to a crawl when you're waiting, and waiting, and waiting. How will the Boeing Starliner astronauts feel time move if they have to stay in space for another 6 months?

Clock inside a person's brown iris in their eye.

Why does time slow down in near-death experiences? An expert weighs in.

By Ruth Ogden published

Time can seem to slow down in near-death situations, and speed up as we age. Exactly how does our brain process time?