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.

Latest 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?

Space Exploration
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?

Psychology