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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

Update: 2019-08-2823
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The first mechanical clocks were made to summon monks to prayer. Ever since, timekeeping technology has often been about control and obligation. But underneath a mountain in Texas, a new kind of clock is being built that’s meant to alter the way we think about time. Can it force us to connect our distant past with our distant future, tick by tick?

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dreadpirateroberts

one of my favourite episodes in the series! we definitely need more reminders of our place in big time even as our pace of life speeds up

Aug 30th
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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

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