In this week's SYSK Select episode, Benjamin Franklin first came up with daylight saving time in 1748, and people still practice it today. But how does it work? What are the pros and cons? Join Josh and Chuck as they turn back the clock to explore the origins of daylight saving time.
In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive deep into the surprisingly contentious world of daylight saving time, exploring its quirky origins with Ben Franklin's failed long-term investments and William Willett's passionate lobbying efforts in early 1900s England. They trace how the practice became an actual policy during World War One and Two, and explain the modern rules that govern when Americans spring forward and fall back each year. Along the way, they uncover the real reasons behind daylight saving time—spoiler alert, it's mostly about money and consumer spending rather than energy savings—and reveal some genuinely surprising consequences like increased heart attacks and Australian male suicides following the time change.
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