Day Light Saving: The surprising story behind why we change our clocks

夏令时:我们为何调整时钟背后的惊人故事

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2026-04-08

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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 Day Light 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.
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  • Brains on Universe.

  • Rubber band, please.

  • Here you go.

  • Thank you.

  • Pass the yo-yo?

  • Here you go-go.

  • Bucket of slime?

  • This thing is me.

  • You're right, but we're going to need it all.

  • Remind me again.

  • What are you planning to do with all this?

  • I have to build a new alarm system to remind me to wind my clock back.

  • Twice a year we have to adjust our clocks and I always forget.

  • Or hit snooze again and again and again.

  • Oh yeah, daylight saving time.

  • Always sneaks up on ya.

  • Yeah!

  • Last year, I even tried to hire a knocker-upper,

  • someone to come knock on my window to wake me up, but she forgot to rewind her clock.

  • Classic Elizabeth.