ScijoltWhat you'll get
Real science, real sources
Every episode is built on primary sources: research papers, standards bodies, and the original reporting.
Made to be watched
Bold, retro-futurist visuals and tight pacing, so the ideas land as quickly as the picture.
The stories behind the system
Time, physics, the Earth, technology: we dig into the hidden rules that keep modern life running.
Episode 1: The leap second
The clock once read 23:59:60. Since 1972, timekeepers have added 27 leap seconds to keep our clocks in step with a slowing Earth, and in 2012 one of them knocked major websites offline. Now the world has voted to retire it. Here's why, and what comes next.
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