The Replication Crisis in Psychology

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The chronometer has been used on ships since the early 1800s. It was often kept in a locked wooden box to prevent it from being tampered with. But as timepieces became more common, they had to be locked up and that led to other problems. Trim Captain Flanders cat was particularly interested in what was described as his interest in maritime horology.

Called "a poem in clockwork," the self-winding Breguet watch made for Marie Antoinette was meant to be the most beautiful example of mechanical art in the world. Yet when she was imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, she wanted only a simple watch that would mark the passing of the hours until her meeting with the guillotine. Listen as Rebecca Struthers, the watchmaker, antiquarian horologist, and author of the Hands of Time talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how our need to keep time has shaped watchmaking history, and how, in turn, the development of watches has shaped human culture and society. Other topics include the precise and painstaking craft of bespoke watchmaking and the challenge of restoring watches from another time.