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# The Unexpected Measure that Makes the Modern World Tick
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-unexpected-measure-that-makes-the-modern-world-tick-tehghg/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:43.000Z
- Description: Knowing exactly what a “second” is is more complicated than you might think!
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 10, Episode 16, #ZZZ_Episode_77c40492-4cc7-4186-a574-49f74ba11f10, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

All of modern society relies upon a seemingly simple but surprisingly complex unit of measurement: the second. But knowing exactly what a “second” is is more complicated than you might think!