Fall Back (or Suffer the Consequences)

Environmental & Science Eduction
STEM
History of Science
Society
Culture
Edward Hessler

Why do we do it, all this falling backward and springing forward?

Tonight, well early tomorrow morning, we move the hands or digits of our clocks (and often way too many other devices) back.

The BBC takes aim in this short film (8 minutes) narrated by Frankie McComley who looks at historical, political and social reasons behind changing the clocks and the varying time zones around the world.

Still, the question lingers.


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