Does Time Really Exist and How Can We Measure It w/ Chad Orzel (#406)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN! Today on Into the Impossible, we’re exploring the fascinating realm of time with none other than the timekeeper himself – Chad Orzel. Chad is a professor of physics and science communicator renowned for his popular science books, How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, Breakfast with Einstein, and How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com. In his most recent book, A Brief History of Timekeeping, Chad revisits the delicate negotiations involved in Gregorian calendar reform, the intricate and entirely unique system employed by the Maya, and how the problem of synchronizing clocks at different locations ultimately required us to abandon the idea of time as an absolute and universal quantity. From sundials to sandglasses and mechanical clocks, this sharp and engaging story isn't just about the science of timekeeping—it's a riveting tale encompassing politics, philosophy, and the very essence of space and time. Tune in! Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:07 Judging a book by its cover 00:05:07 Galileo’s telescope helmet 00:10:23 The connection between time and astronomy 00:13:11 Why is longitude so hard to measure? 00:15:32 The relativity of simultaneity 00:22:12 The future of education after COVID 00:25:55 The standard definition of time 00:31:19 Attosecond clocks 00:36:33 Why time is so much more perplexing than space 00:40:23 How to teach students new things 00:43:14 On education 00:49:05 Outro — Additional resources: 📝 Get one month of Snipd Premium for free with this link: https://get.snipd.com/Cx7S/brianSnipd Snipd lets you take Smart Notes 🧠 with AI 💡 — it’s my favorite podcast player 😀 ! ➡️ Learn more about Chad Orzel: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/orzelc/ 📚 Website: https://chadorzel.com/ ➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms: ✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today an entity possible we're exploring the fascinating realm of time, but none of them that master timekeeper himself,
0:06.4	Chad Orsol, renowned for captivating books such as how to teach quantum physics to your dog and breakfast with Einstein,
0:13.2	Chad is here to unveil the mesmerizing narrative woven into his latest masterpiece,
0:17.8	a brief history of time keeping.
0:20.4	In the book, he revisits delicate negotiations involved in the Gregorian
0:24.4	calendar's reform the intricate and entirely unique system employed by the
0:28.5	Mayans and how the problem of synchronizing clocks at different locations
0:32.1	ultimately required us to abandon the idea of time as an absolute and universal quantity.
0:37.0	From sundials to sand glasses and mechanical clocks, this sharp and engaging story isn't just about the science of timekeeping.
0:44.4	It's a riveting tale encompassing politics philosophy and the very essence of space and time
0:49.0	itself. So right now it's about that time. Let's get started.
0:53.0	Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
1:05.3	Open the pod bay doors.
1:07.5	So Chad, you've written this wonderful book.
1:09.9	It's not new.
1:10.5	It's two years old now.
1:12.0	A brief history of timekeeping. I bought the you were kind enough to send me the hard cover the soft cover rather with beautiful illustration and we're going to go through it. I listened to it on audio book as well. I really enjoyed it.
1:25.0	As we do on this podcast, one thing is mandatory for authors such as yourself who grace us,
1:32.0	and that's to judge the book by its cover.
1:34.6	You're never supposed to do it but you got to do it and that's to do the following chat so
1:38.8	please take us through the title, the subtitle, and the delightful, intricate modern times looking gears and the artwork.
1:48.8	So those three features of the book.
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