clocks
Ahmed the Clock Kid Peaces Out, Moves to Qatar
"Fuck the haters!" one assumes he said during takeoff.
Ben Carson Reminds Us That America Loves to Hate Muslims
Instead of being shamed for saying that a Muslim should never be the President of the United States, Ben Carson has seen a surge in donations and an increase in Facebook followers.
Kim Jong-un Is Planning to Establish His Own Timezone in North Korea
North Korea is often seen as being backward, but now Kim Jong-un is literally turning the clocks back.
Tonight's Leap Second Could Completely Screw Up the Internet, but It Probably Won't
The 2012 time warp crashed Reddit, Foursquare, and LinkedIn and delayed dozens of flights when an online reservation system failed.
Why the Whole World Is Fighting Over the Leap Second
Enjoy today’s leap second, it could be one of our last.
The New Atomic Clock Will Be Accurate for 15 Billion Years
That's almost the age of the universe itself.
Why Are Alarm Clocks Still a Thing?
Most of us carry a really easy-to-use alarm clock in our pockets, why does anyone still have one of these things?
What Will You Do with the One Extra Second in 2015?
The Paris Observatory say they're adding a leap second to clocks this summer to catch up with atomic time. We asked some people in London what they'll do with their extra second.
How the Master Clock Sets Time For The World
Getting it just right can take a while, and it starts right next to Joe Biden's house.
Bolivia Is Right: There's a Colonial History of "Clockwise"
"Every clock takes a position in a debate about time; every clock is an attempt to shape how people think about time.”
The Plan to Lose Leap Seconds Would Throw Our Clocks Out of Sync With the Earth
Our clocks are more accurate than the Earth's rotation, and we need to decide whether to keep them in step.
The US Has a New, Super-Accurate Atomic Clock
Three times as accurate as its predecessor, it'll only lose a second over 300 million years.