Saying goodbye to the leap second, misinterpreting animism, and a look at verdicts

This hour: why timekeepers are getting rid of the leap second, how animism is misinterpreted, and whether we should have a spectrum of verdicts beyond “guilty” and “not guilty.”

GUESTS: 

• Judah Levine: Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado and a Physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Justine Buck Quijada: Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Wesleyan University
• Barry Lam: Philosophy Professor at the University of California, Riverside, and Executive Producer of Hi-Phi Nation, a philosophy podcast

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