The History of Timekeeping

The podcast explores the history of timekeeping and its significance throughout different civilizations. It discusses how humans have needed to measure time throughout history, and how the concept of a clock has evolved. Sundials were an early timekeeping technology, followed by water clocks and fire clocks. The podcast also highlights the invention of mechanical clocks and their significance, as well as the development of wristwatches and the standardization of time. It addresses the political aspects of time, including how timekeeping has been used to control and regulate society. Lastly, it explores the resistance against the tyranny of time and the ways in which people have used clocks as tools of resistance.