Cody Richardson

I enjoy learning about time. It's fascinating to me how we've globally agreed that time will be different for various parts of the world, how we are going to represent that time difference, and making sure that we know the most accurate time possible. This isn't just important to make sure you're on time for an appointment, but it is surprisingly important in the technology we use every day. Here's everything I find interesting about time. Time Zones and UTC As of this writing, there are 38 time zones in use globally. Most are an hour offset from their neighbor, but some are only 30 or 45 minutes different. Some countries encompass multiple time zones (United States, Russia) while others use only one despite being large enough to have previously used five (China)! Time zones get complicated very quickly, but have a rather simple origin -- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the goal of aiding sailors in determining longitude at sea. This is where the term "prime mer...