We love the metric system - you love the metric system! 

But... what if it wasn't perfect?

Will tells Rod the story of dozenalism!

The Wholesome Show is Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant, proudly brought to you by The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!

Sources:
Svalbard: French Revolutionary (Decimal) Time; https://svalbard.watch/pages/about_decimal_time.html

Wikipedia: Units of measurement in France; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement_in_France

Today I found out: A GENIUS AMONG US: THE SAD STORY OF WILLIAM J. SIDIS; www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/genius-among-us-sad-story-william-j-sidis/

New York Times: Sidis Could Read at Two Years Old: 18 October 1909.

The Listener: Twelves and Tens A.C.AITKEN on the case against the system of decimalization; www.dozenalsociety.org.uk/archives/aitken.html

We love the metric system - you love the metric system! But... what if it wasn't perfect? Will tells Rod the story of dozenalism! The Wholesome Show is Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant, proudly brought to you by The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science! Sources: Svalbard: French Revolutionary (Decimal) Time; https://svalbard.watch/pages/about_decimal_time.html Wikipedia: Units of measurement in France; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement_in_France Today I found out: A GENIUS AMONG US: THE SAD STORY OF WILLIAM J. SIDIS; www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/genius-among-us-sad-story-william-j-sidis/ New York Times: Sidis Could Read at Two Years Old: 18 October 1909. The Listener: Twelves and Tens A.C.AITKEN on the case against the system of decimalization; www.dozenalsociety.org.uk/archives/aitken.html

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed. 

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed.

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