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Science and tech, one jolt at a time.

Scijolt is a science and tech YouTube channel that takes the strange, overlooked facts behind how our world works and turns them into fast, clear, visual stories. Our first episode, on the leap second, premieres Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

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What you'll get

The “wait, really?” stuff

The strange, the weird and the cool corners of science and tech, and how they actually work.

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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