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Who decides what time it is? The politics behind contested clocks
Timekeeping is not a purely technical matter but a political one, a Phys.org feature argues. Decisions about time zones, daylight saving and the definition of a second are shaped by governments, international bodies and competing national interests. The report examines who holds authority over global time standards and why those choices are increasingly contested.
Why now: Ongoing debates over time zones, daylight saving changes and new scientific definitions of the second have put timekeeping politics back in the news.
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