S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping
Aug 28, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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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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