Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Delving into the various timescales I hereby your computer, and comparing it to an extremely slow human! Matt Godbolt takes us through computer time v human time! (All timings are approximate!)

Many thanks to Space Potatoes for kind permission to use their music: 2020rendezvous.com

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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at bradyharanblog.com