{
  "id": 4756470,
  "title": "Quantum Physicist Takes Aim at the Universe's Mysterious Arrow of Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/quantum-physicist-takes-aim-at-the-universes-mysterious-arrow-of-time",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T00:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/quantum-physicist-takes-aim-at-the-universes-mysterious-arrow-of-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists and philosophers have argued over the nature of time since … well, since time immemorial. Is time real, or is it a convenient illusion? Why does time seem to flow in just one direction? In a new book called “On Time,” British physicist Jim Al-Khalili lays out what he thinks is the answer to such questions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}