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DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments. Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the great ...
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Time feels natural, but the way we measure it is entirely human-made. From Mesopotamian star charts and Egyptian solar calendars to Roman reforms, medieval clock towers, and modern atomic precision, this episode explores how we constructed the framework of time itself.
3 Timeless Takeaways:
- How ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt laid the foundations for calendars and timekeeping.
- Why the Babylonians chose base-60 and how it still shapes our clocks today.
- How mechanical clocks, trains, and atomic physics transformed time into the precise system we live by.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
- More on the Sexagesimal System: My eponymic contribution to Sexagesimal math - Math! Science! History!™
- Leap Year, Caesar's Propaganda, and a New Calendar: Leap Year, Caesar's propaganda, and a new calendar - Math! Science! History!™
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Atomic Time: https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division
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- Selections from The Little Prince by Lloyd Rodgers
- Travelling and Discovering by Musinova from Pixabay
- Lake of Light by Vinsvept from Pixabay
- Orlando Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) - Galliard à3, for Treble & Bass Viols with Great Bass,
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- Deafening Bounce Groove by Rockot from Pixabay
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