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Time expert Philippe Richard on why scientists are changing how we keep time

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published October 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM CDT

Scientists have voted to change how the world keeps time, but most people won't even notice. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philippe Richard, director of Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology.

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