About This Episode
The Nerdist Chris Hardwick and his trusty sidekick Matt Mira provide Dr. Who references and some timely humor for our show about clocks, calendars, and leaps in time. Anthony Aveni, professor of astronomy and anthropology at Colgate University, reveals whether the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012, and provides insight into how early clocks and calendars were based not only on the Moon and Sun, but on Earth’s biology. Frank Reed, instructor of celestial navigation at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, and Robert Seaman, computer programmer for the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, talk about why leap seconds are added to our fast-paced modern lives, and contemplate the future of time synchronization. From keeping Universal Time, to neutrinos that may travel faster than light, to geo-engineering the Earth into a global clock, take some time to consider how science sets the tempo of our past, present and future.
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In This Episode
Host
Neil deGrasse Tyson
AstrophysicistCo-Host
Chris Hardwick
Host, The NerdistCo-Host
Matthew Mira
Co-host, The NerdistGuest
Anthony Aveni
The Russell Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University in New YorkGuest
Frank Reed
Instructor of celestial navigation at Mystic Seaport in ConnecticutGuest
Robert Seaman
Computer programmer for the National Optical Astronomy ObservatoriesGuest
Bill Nye
The Science Guy
Music in This Episode
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Time After Time
by Cyndi Lauper -
Time Is on My Side
by the Rolling Stones -
Tik Tok
by Ke$ha -
Clocks
by Coldplay -
Time of the Season
by the Zombies -
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
by Chicago -
Times Like These
by Foo Fighters
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