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b'Time\'s a mystery, yet we\'ve invented clever ways to capture it. From sundials to atomic clocks, trace the history of time-keeping. Also, discover the surprising accuracy of nature\'s dating schemes - from the decay of carbon to laying down tree rings.\\nPlus, why the "New York minute" stretches to hours in Rio de Janeiro: cultural differences in the perception of time.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nChris Turney - Geologist at the University of Wollongong, Australia and the author of Bones, Rocks and Stars: The Science of When Things Happened\\n\\n\\n\\nDemetrios Matsakis - Head of the U.S. Naval Observatory\'s Time Service\\n\\n\\nSteven Jefferts - Physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado\\n\\n\\nRobert Levine - Psychologist at California State University in Fresno and the author of A Geography of Time: The Temporal Misadventures of a Social Psychologist, or How Every Culture Keeps Time Just a Little Bit Differently\\n\\n\\n\\nNorman Mohr - Owner, Mohr Clocks, Mountain View, California\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'