S2E10: New Media, Old Story
Sep 4, 2019 - 38:15
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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping
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...
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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping is an episode from The Secret History of the Future by Slate. The first mechanical clocks were made to summon monks to prayer. Ever since, timekeeping technology has often been about control and obligati...
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Published Aug 28, 2019, 33:11 long, audio available.
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