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The U.S. Doesn't Use The Metric System. Or Does It?
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
From currency and commerce, food labels to laboratories, the metric system is the foundation of many science and math fields. To mark our 100th episode (a multiple of 10, which is the basis for the metric system!), we spoke with Elizabeth Benham, Metric Program Coordinator at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, about the presence of the metric system in our everyday lives.
Released:
Mar 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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