Contents

Special Feature
Time and the academy, time in the university
Interview
Time and biology, time in the laboratory
Discussion
Time and space, time and history
Interview
Time and the forest, time in the research forest
Column

Research Focus
Time, money, and the division of labor
The birth of tardiness, or the origins of time discipline in modern Japan
The Constitution of Japan and temporal continuity
Engineering and the aging degradation of concrete
The elusive nature of precision in the measurement of time
Time and the subseafloor biosphere
Indian philosophy and time

Invitation to Science
From mathematical research of visual illusions to their application in science and technology: The world of mathematical vision science
The modern meaning of research on earthquakes in mythology: Approaching the integration of humanities and science from history