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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

FromSlate Technology


S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping

FromSlate Technology

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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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Released:
Aug 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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