Could Capitalism Have Happened Without The Clock?

What even is time? Physicists still can’t fully agree. Einstein showed that time bends and warps. Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli argues it may not fundamentally exist at all. And yet modern life is ruled by clocks, schedules, deadlines and timestamps measured down to fractions of a second. Across ancient civilizations, humans developed ways to make the invisible movements of the sky measurable - first through monuments, then sundials, water clocks and eventually mechanical timekeeping. Featuring interviews with science communicator Finn Burridge from Royal Observatory Greenwich and author Jonathan Martineau, Bianca Nobilo examines how time evolved from a natural experience into a system that structures modern life itself. 00:07 No one knows what time is 00:46 The human impulse to track time 02:33 When did time begin? 06:28 How humans understood time through the ages 16:36 Time gets smaller 19:53 The mechanical clock changes everything 22:51 How the clock shaped capitalism 28:29 Navigation and expansion of empire 30:58 Religion and time 34:13 Is life speeding up? 42:37 Here & now: Bianca's thoughts Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Uncensored content. Follow History Uncensored on: TikTok:   / history__uncensored   Instagram:   / history__uncensored   X: https://x.com/hist_uncensored Follow Bianca Nobilo on: TikTok:   / bianca_nobilo   Instagram:   / biancanobilo   X: https://x.com/bianca_nobilo #history #time #clock #stonehenge #einstein