 Lately, I've had this overwhelming feeling that time is speeding up for everybody. Whether it's the news cycle, social media, artificial intelligence, or global warming, the pace of life seems to be accelerating beyond what feels good. There was this kind of urgency all the time. Something has always happened in the few seconds that you've been away. I was living in constant fight-or-flight. Coordinated universal time. And I want to know why. And if there's anything we can do about it. I'm Anne Strainchamps. Today, under the best of our knowledge, we're beginning a new series called Deep Time, an exploration of the natural ecologies of time. So welcome to Episode One, The Tyranny of Time.