Deep Time: The Tyranny of Time
TTBOOK Presents: Deep Time
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 - which are part of the Earth. Our body clocks aren't tied toCaesium atoms. They're tied to external natural cues, which keep our body clocks in sync.
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