Ruth Belville, The Last “Time Carrier” In London (Cool Weird Awesome 1196)
Today in 1854, the birthday of a very important person in the history of how we keep track of time: Ruth Belville, who has been called the “Greenwich Time Lady.”
February Is The Shortest Month For Literally Odd Reasons (Cool Weird Awesome 1181)
We're in the shortest month of the year, but how did that happen? The answer starts with the Romans, who had reasons.
Garisenda Tower Is Italy’s Other Leaning Tower (Cool Weird Awesome 1160)
You may know about Pisa's world-famous leaning tower, but the city of Bologna has one too - and officials are planning to spend some big money to keep it from leaning too far and falling over.
The Zeitpyramide Is An Art Project That Will Take 1,200 Years To Build (Cool Weird Awesome 1103)
This month in 1993, the start of a project that is going to take a while: the Zeitpyramide, a 120 block art installation that’s being built at the rate of one block every decade.
How Insects, World War I, Golf Balls And Halloween Candy Helped Lead Us To Daylight Saving Time (Cool Weird Awesome 967)
Daylight Saving Time begins early this Sunday. People have been complaining about the time change, or the lack thereof, since it first came up. So how did it first come up?
Science Says Cats Can Perceive Time, Sort Of (Cool Weird Awesome 962)
The news site Inverse stopped me in my tracks with their recent article “Can Cats Tell Time? Yes, But It's Complicated.” And, when we look at the relationship between cats and time, it is complicated.
If Humans Land On Mars, Telling Time Will Get A Lot More Complicated (Cool Weird Awesome 811)
Many people hope humans will eventually walk on Mars. But there's a lot to sort out before that can happen, including this question: how does the way we tell time change when we have humans on more than one planet?
In Sweden In 1712, February Had 30 Days (Cool Weird Awesome 721)
Most years February is 28 days long. Every fourth year it has 29. But one time, in one country, for one year, there was a February 30th.
A Wooden Clock That Writes Out The Time (Cool Weird Awesome 684)
Our last show of the year is about the Plock, a very unique clock that doesn’t so much tell the time as it writes the time out.
Why Are Clocks More Accurate The Hotter They Are? (Cool Weird Awesome 540)
Time is a funny thing, and measuring time can get pretty wild too. The proof is a study out of the UK that finds clocks that use more energy, and give off more heat, are also more accurate. Plus: a book of photos by Rumi Ando showcases Tokyo, but with its signs, cables, doors and windows removed.