Have you ever stopped to wonder what ruler rules them all? How we set the standard for height, for weight, for everything around us? What if you weighed one thing one day, and travelled to another country and suddenly gained 5 kgs or had to use an entirely different weight system? What if you weighed one thing this week and more the next? This week we find out the history measurement systems, how we've standardised them and come up with unique and repeatable measures that don't rely on artefacts (real and metaphorically).
References:
Episode 476 - Capturing interstellar storms and gas
Episode 475 - Tarantula eating worms and Panda’s helpful bacteria
Episode 474 - Fossils changing the Planet and the planet changing Fossils
Episode 473 - Super materials from Molluscs and Scallops
Episode 472 - March Mammal Madness 22 - Long lasting Leaf slugs
Episode 471 - Extreme weather and protecting cities
Episode 470 - Mysteries in our galaxy unearthed by radio telescopes
Episode 469 - Creatures with giant mouths and giant eyes
Episode 468 - Stopping frostbite and bacteria using chemistry and physics
Episode 467 - Repairing throats and better implants
Episode 466 - Tsunamis, underwater volcanoes and magnetic fields
Episode 465 - Hedgehogs to mouthwash - Strange tales of the war against bacteria
Episode 464 - Rogue Planets and glass in meteorites
Episode 463 - Unlocking former junk DNA in Rice to feed the planet
Episode 462 - Fish helping make smart materials and renewable tech
Episode 461 - What trees can help save a city
Episode 460 - What shape is the heliosphere
Episode 459 - Bees that eat meat, and Ants with a social stomach
Episode 458 - Molecular methods to fight fungi and bacteria
Episode 457 - Not so Empty Space near Earth
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