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What is Daylight Saving Time and why do we observe it? Why do some states and countries not have Daylight Saving Time? Is it spelled Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? Should daylight saving time be abolished? Why do people want to abolish daylight saving time? What are the health risks associated with Daylight Saving Time? Who invented Daylight Saving Time? Did Benjamin Franklin invent it? All this, and more!
Sources: see below
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Intro and outro music: Overture of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart
#daylightsavingtime #daylightsavings #timechange
SOURCES
Benjamin Franklin's letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris:
webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html
2019 Sunshine Act:
reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-2023-2022-03-15
Any State in the US may opt out of Daylight Saving Time:
transportation.gov/regulations/daylight-saving-time
Wikipedia article on DST:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
Wikipedia article on DST in the US:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
Daylight Saving Time extension in the US for the sake of Halloween candy sales:
npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving
The negative effects of Daylight Savings Time:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_of_daylight_saving_time
Car accidents increase by 11% after Daylight Saving Time change:
zurich.co.uk/home/mediacentre/generalinsurancenewsreleasesarchive/retail/as-the-clocks-go-back-car-accidents-increase--coincidence.htm
Daylight Saving Time increases risk of heart attack by 10%:
nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/131101-when-does-daylight-savings-time-end-november-3-science
Increase in ischemic stroke occurrence following daylight saving time transitions:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945716302222?via%3Dihub
Dr. Andrew Huberman on the importance of circadian rhythms in maintaining health:
youtu.be/nm1TxQj9IsQ
00:00 Sweet sweet snooze
00:40 Why does DST exist?
00:54 Ben Franklin invented DST (?)
02:54 Daylight SAVINGS or SAVING?
03:19 Who actually invented DST?
04:56 WWI Germany instituted DST
05:25 DST policy in the US
06:17 Farmers hate DST
06:55 Is DST to save electricity?
07:30 Hazzards to our health
08:45 Death and injury from DST
09:56 Halloween candy lobbies are responsible
10:58 How to abolish Daylight Saving Time
What is Daylight Saving Time and why do we observe it? Why do some states and countries not have Daylight Saving Time? Is it spelled Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? Should daylight saving time be abolished? Why do people want to abolish daylight saving time? What are the health risks associated with Daylight Saving Time? Who invented Daylight Saving Time? Did Benjamin Franklin invent it? All this, and more!
Sources: see below
🦂 Sign up for my Latin Pronunciation & Conversation series on Patreon:
patreon.com/posts/54058196
📚 Luke Ranieri Audiobooks:
luke-ranieri.myshopify.com
🦂 Support my work on Patreon:
patreon.com/LukeRanieri
☕️ Support my work with PayPal:
paypal.me/lukeranieri
And if you like, do consider joining this channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCLbiwlm3poGNh5XSVlXBkGA/join
🏛 Latin by the Ranieri-Dowling Method: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/latin-by-the-ranieri-dowling-method-latin-summary-of-forms-of-nouns-verbs-adjectives-pronouns-audio-grammar-tables
🏺Ancient Greek by the Ranieri-Dowling Method: luke-ranieri.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/ancient-greek-by-the-ranieri-dowling-method-latin-summary-of-forms-of-nouns-verbs-adjectives-pronouns-audio-grammar-tables
🏛 Ancient Greek in Action · Free Greek Lessons:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU1WuLg45SixsonRdfNNv-CPNq8xUwgam
👨🏫 My Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata playlist · Free Latin Lessons:
youtu.be/j7hd799IznU
🦂 ScorpioMartianus (my channel for content in Latin, Ancient Greek, & Ancient Egyptian)
youtube.com/ScorpioMartianus
🎙 Hundreds of hours of Latin & Greek audio:
lukeranieri.com/audio
🌍 polýMATHY website:
lukeranieri.com/polymathy
🌅 polýMATHY on Instagram:
instagram.com/lukeranieri
🦁 Legio XIII Latin Language Podcast:
youtube.com/LegioXIII
👕 Merch:
teespring.com/stores/scorpiomartianus
🦂 ScorpioMartianus.com
🦅 LukeRanieri.com
📖 My book Ranieri Reverse Recall on Amazon:
amzn.to/2nVUfqd
Intro and outro music: Overture of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart
#daylightsavingtime #daylightsavings #timechange
SOURCES
Benjamin Franklin's letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris:
webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html
2019 Sunshine Act:
reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-2023-2022-03-15
Any State in the US may opt out of Daylight Saving Time:
transportation.gov/regulations/daylight-saving-time
Wikipedia article on DST:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
Wikipedia article on DST in the US:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
Daylight Saving Time extension in the US for the sake of Halloween candy sales:
npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving
The negative effects of Daylight Savings Time:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_of_daylight_saving_time
Car accidents increase by 11% after Daylight Saving Time change:
zurich.co.uk/home/mediacentre/generalinsurancenewsreleasesarchive/retail/as-the-clocks-go-back-car-accidents-increase--coincidence.htm
Daylight Saving Time increases risk of heart attack by 10%:
nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/131101-when-does-daylight-savings-time-end-november-3-science
Increase in ischemic stroke occurrence following daylight saving time transitions:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945716302222?via%3Dihub
Dr. Andrew Huberman on the importance of circadian rhythms in maintaining health:
youtu.be/nm1TxQj9IsQ
00:00 Sweet sweet snooze
00:40 Why does DST exist?
00:54 Ben Franklin invented DST (?)
02:54 Daylight SAVINGS or SAVING?
03:19 Who actually invented DST?
04:56 WWI Germany instituted DST
05:25 DST policy in the US
06:17 Farmers hate DST
06:55 Is DST to save electricity?
07:30 Hazzards to our health
08:45 Death and injury from DST
09:56 Halloween candy lobbies are responsible
10:58 How to abolish Daylight Saving Time
