Daylight Saving: The surprising story behind why we change our clocks

About this episode

Joy and co-host Rehema explore the history of Daylight Saving and its surprising origins.

Twice a year, many countries move their clocks by an hour. But why? It turns out humans have been messing with minutes and hours for centuries. Join Joy and co-host Rehema as they explore the history of Daylight Saving, from a bug hunter who wanted more daylight for collecting insects to a World War where every hour of light was precious.Find our Brains On episode about the science behind Daylight Saving Time here or wherever you get your podcasts!Click here to read a transcript of this episode. ​​​​Want to support the show? Join Smarty Pass to listen to ad-free episodes or donate! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joy

Topics covered

• Daylight Saving
• history
• time change
• insects
• World War

Keywords

• clocks
• daylight
• history
• time

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