Our idea of regulated time comes down to two major inventions of the mid 1800s. In an effort to streamline and make things more efficient, how did everything become more complex and full of quirks? Is there a way to embrace a more natural temporal rhythm? Listen in to QC's storytelling hour, filled with fascinating histories, intrigue, money, power and a bit of mayhem.Some of the references cites and/or sourced in this episode: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/standardising-time-railways-and-electric-telegraphhttps://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/180-years-of-railway-time/https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/how-railroads-standardized-time-in-the-us/https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observatory,_Greenwichhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Observatoryhttps://medium.com/@maham.saleem/the-1884-time-war-trains-time-zones-tensions-d841f59d245dhttps://www.thoughtco.com/atlantic-telegraph-cable-timeline-1773793https://www.gbps.org.uk/information/rates/inland/telegrams.phphttps://newatlas.com/last-telegraph-message/28314/https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/publications/research/econ_focus/2018/q2/pdf/economic_history.pdfhttps://valentiaisland.ie/history_culture/transatlantic-telegraph-cable/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/cable-great-transatlantic-cable/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/16/1139780043/what-is-time-physics-atomic-clocks-societyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Meridian_Conferencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Unionhttps://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/exclusive-itu-failed-says-former-policy-chief/https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/400990-reigning-in-uns-little-known-international-telecommunication-union/https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-history.htmlhttps://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.htmlhttps://www.timeanddate.com/time/leapseconds.htmlhttps://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/axial-tilt-obliquity.htmlhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-ever-changing-planet-why-is-earth-suddenly-slowing-down/articleshow/93449558.cms?from=mdrhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/08/03/do-we-need-the-first-ever-drop-second-a-new-wobble-by-earth-caused-the-shortest-day-since-records-began-say-scientists/https://www.businesstoday.in/visualstories/news/earths-pole-is-shifting-heres-how-it-can-affect-us-and-our-planet-55030-10-08-2023https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/your-obsession-with-time-management-is-slowly-killing-you-science-says.htmlhttps://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-diminishing-returns-of-calendarRoyalty-free sound bites & effects courtesy of Pixabay (many thanks indeed!) and Alitu's Music Library.

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