Episode 990
Time to ditch daylight saving?
Health experts question whether we'd be better of without changing the clocks...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
October 24, 202328m 12s
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Show Notes
As winter creeps over the Northern hemisphere, many of us will be turning time backwards by an hour in aid of daylight saving time. But why do we do this? In this episode, we weigh up whether there's really a robust rationale for changing the clocks depending on the time of year, hearing from scientists and historians... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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