
Saying goodbye to the leap second, misinterpreting animism, and a look at verdicts
December 13, 202241m 24s
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Show Notes
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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