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Fri. 04/15 - We Need a Time Variance Authority

Fri. 04/15 - We Need a Time Variance Authority

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Fri. 04/15 - We Need a Time Variance Authority

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a more serious take on yesterday’s musings, how is the pandemic and modern technology changing how we communicate about and understand time? Plus, speaking of time, why do Passover and Easter sometimes occur so far apart from one another? Let’s talk about the messy world of human-constructed calendars and natural cycles. And that startup trying to slingshot satellites into space has officially booked a test launch with NASA.Sponsor:The Jordan Harbinger Show, jordanharbinger.com/startLinks:Chronemics and the Nonverbal Language of Time (JSTOR Daily)The Ancient Math That Sets the Date of Easter and Passover (The Atlantic, 2019)Clocks Are Too Precise (and People Don't Know What to Do About It) (The Atlantic, 2015)Private Ax-1 astronaut Eytan Stibbe to celebrate Passover in space (Space.com)Second Family to hold first-known Passover Seder at vice president's residence (CNN)Old episode featuring SpinLaunch (Cool Stuff Ride Home)NASA to Test SpinLaunch, a Giant Slingshot for Launching Satellites Into Space (CNET)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Apr 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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