Daylight Savings Time

Time zones: A relic of timekeepers-past

In a globalized world, where international coordination is essential, why continue using our antiquated, localized way of telling time? It’s time to abandon time zones and switch to a global…

The importance of Daylight Saving Time

Although the bi-annual time shift is being pushed to extinction, here’s why you should care about the tradition Originally a satirical proposition by Benjamin Franklin that later became an official…

Daylight Savings Time is pointless, and here’s why.

My friend Katherine has one thing to say about catching up  to the sun twice a year: “It’s stupid. The sun should catch up to us.” Making demands from the…

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