Deep Time: The Tyranny of Time
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The Big Change Is About to Happen
There's been agitation to abolish the leap second system for years now. It was decided that subject to ratification this year, 2023, it will be abolished. The time we keep every day when you and I arranged to meet at this particular time is tethered to Caesium atoms on Earth. Our body clocks aren't tied to those external natural cues, which keep our body clocks in sync. We're talking about a second every year or two.
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