Rerun of 40: Save the Date (Calendrical Math)

This is a rerun of an episode we did in 2019. It's about calendrical

A calendar is a system of dividing up time into manageable chunks so that we can reference how long ago something happened, agree on times to do things in the future, and generally just have a sense of reckoning time. This can be as simple as recognizing the seasons of the year, as arcane as the Roman Republican calendar, or as accurate as atomic clocks. So what are the origins of calendars? What is intercalation? And when is Easter?

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[Featuring: Sofía Baca; Matt Barbeto]

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