
S2E10: New Media, Old Story
Sep 4, 2019 - 38:15
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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...
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.
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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This episode is 33:11 long.
This episode was published on Aug 28, 2019.
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S2E9: A Brief History Of Timekeeping is from The Secret History of the Future by Slate.
Published Aug 28, 2019 and 33:11 long