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    Explore "atomic clocks" with insightful episodes like "Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!", "720: Where Does Time Come From?", "Time Is So Much Weirder Than It Seems" and "Cosmic Queries: Time-Keeping" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats", "Short Wave" and "StarTalk Radio"" and more!

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    720: Where Does Time Come From?

    720: Where Does Time Come From?

    It is time. Wes and Scott attempt to blow your minds by talking about time, who’s tracking time, where does time come from, what time is it in your browser vs someone else’s server, and standards around time.

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    Time Is So Much Weirder Than It Seems

    Time Is So Much Weirder Than It Seems
    Time is a concept so central to our daily lives. Yet, the closer scientists look at it, the more it seems to fall apart. Time ticks by differently at sea level than it does on a mountaintop. The universe's expansion slows time's passage. "And some scientists think time might not even be 'real' — or at least not fundamental," says NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel. Geoff joined Short Wave Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber to bend our brains with his learnings about the true nature of time. Along the way, we visit the atomic clocks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consider distant exploding stars and parse the remains of subatomic collisions.

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